SIXYWEEKLY / 08
PUZZLES #50–56OCT 8–14
THE WEEK IN SIX LETTERS
Puzzle #51 was the week’s toughest test.
Players started 310 games across puzzles #50–56, solving 235. Puzzle #51 set the high mark—then Puzzle #53 gave players the cleanest run.
WEEKLY AVG4.12guesses
DAILY DIFFICULTY
Average guesses
4.09
#50HIDDEN
4.61
#51HIDDEN
4.31
#52HIDDEN
3.62
#53HIDDEN
3.82
#54HIDDEN
4.53
#55HIDDEN
4.35
#56HIDDEN
THE SCORE CURVE
Where solves landed
1
2
2
13
3
50
4
89
5
51
6
30
The strongest cluster landed at 4 guesses, with 89 solves. Unfinished games remain part of the solve-rate calculation above.
03
THE TAKEAWAY
The week turned on more than repeated letters.
1 answers repeated at least one letter. Puzzle #51 used six distinct letters and was the toughest board of the set. Puzzle #53 used six distinct letters and had the lowest average at 3.62 guesses.