SIXYWEEKLY / 11
PUZZLES #71–77OCT 29–NOV 4
THE WEEK IN SIX LETTERS
Puzzle #75 was the week’s toughest test.
Players started 468 games across puzzles #71–77, solving 381. Puzzle #75 set the high mark—then Puzzle #77 gave players the cleanest run.
WEEKLY AVG3.77guesses
DAILY DIFFICULTY
Average guesses
3.30
#71HIDDEN
4.13
#72HIDDEN
3.88
#73HIDDEN
3.70
#74HIDDEN
4.22
#75HIDDEN
3.86
#76HIDDEN
3.29
#77HIDDEN
THE SCORE CURVE
Where solves landed
1
2
2
30
3
134
4
127
5
65
6
23
The strongest cluster landed at 3 guesses, with 134 solves. Unfinished games remain part of the solve-rate calculation above.
03
THE TAKEAWAY
Repeated letters shaped both ends of the week.
4 answers repeated at least one letter. Puzzle #75 included a repeat and was the toughest board of the set. Puzzle #77 also repeated a letter and had the lowest average at 3.29 guesses.