SIXYWEEKLY / 02
PUZZLES #8–14AUG 27–SEP 2

THE WEEK IN SIX LETTERS

3 guesses led the board.

Players started 173 games across puzzles #8–14, solving 150. Puzzle #8 set the high mark—then Puzzle #14 gave players the cleanest run.

WEEKLY AVG4.05guesses
GAMES STARTED173across seven puzzles
SOLVE RATE86.7%150 of 173 starts solved
TOUGHEST#84.50 average guesses
SWEET SPOT4.05average guesses per solve

DAILY DIFFICULTY

Average guesses

harder
4.50
#8HIDDEN
4.00
#9HIDDEN
4.27
#10HIDDEN
4.18
#11HIDDEN
4.00
#12HIDDEN
3.86
#13HIDDEN
3.69
#14HIDDEN

THE SCORE CURVE

Where solves landed

150 solved
1
0
2
3
3
54
4
43
5
32
6
18

The strongest cluster landed at 3 guesses, with 54 solves. Unfinished games remain part of the solve-rate calculation above.

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THE TAKEAWAY

This week, repeats brought the resistance.

1 answers repeated at least one letter. Puzzle #8 included a repeat and was the toughest board of the set. Puzzle #14 used six distinct letters and had the lowest average at 3.69 guesses.