SIXYWEEKLY / 09
PUZZLES #57–63OCT 15–21
THE WEEK IN SIX LETTERS
Puzzle #62 was the week’s toughest test.
Players started 457 games across puzzles #57–63, solving 348. Puzzle #62 set the high mark—then Puzzle #57 gave players the cleanest run.
WEEKLY AVG3.92guesses
DAILY DIFFICULTY
Average guesses
3.60
#57HIDDEN
3.83
#58HIDDEN
4.00
#59HIDDEN
3.67
#60HIDDEN
3.63
#61HIDDEN
4.43
#62HIDDEN
4.07
#63HIDDEN
THE SCORE CURVE
Where solves landed
1
2
2
20
3
106
4
121
5
73
6
26
The strongest cluster landed at 4 guesses, with 121 solves. Unfinished games remain part of the solve-rate calculation above.
03
THE TAKEAWAY
The repeated letters weren’t the hardest part.
4 answers repeated at least one letter. Puzzle #62 used six distinct letters and was the toughest board of the set. Puzzle #57 also repeated a letter and had the lowest average at 3.60 guesses.