SIXYWEEKLY / 03
PUZZLES #15–21SEP 3–9
THE WEEK IN SIX LETTERS
The sweet spot was four.
Players started 169 games across puzzles #15–21, solving 151. Puzzle #20 set the high mark—then Puzzle #15 gave players the cleanest run.
WEEKLY AVG4.10guesses
DAILY DIFFICULTY
Average guesses
3.71
#15HIDDEN
4.24
#16HIDDEN
4.14
#17HIDDEN
4.24
#18HIDDEN
4.00
#19HIDDEN
4.36
#20HIDDEN
4.00
#21HIDDEN
THE SCORE CURVE
Where solves landed
1
0
2
7
3
39
4
49
5
44
6
12
The strongest cluster landed at 4 guesses, with 49 solves. Unfinished games remain part of the solve-rate calculation above.
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THE TAKEAWAY
The repeated letters weren’t the hardest part.
4 answers repeated at least one letter, while Puzzle #20 was the toughest board of the set. Puzzle #15 had the lowest average at 3.71 guesses. That is exactly the kind of split a weekly report can make visible.