Solving Wordle using information theory

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Solving Wordle using information theory
Solving Wordle using information theory
An excuse to teach a lesson on information theory and entropy.
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Contents:
0:00 – What is Wordle?
2:43 – Initial ideas
8:04 – Information theory basics
18:15 – Incorporating word frequencies
27:49 – Final performance

Original wordle site:
https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/

Music by Vincent Rubinetti.
https://www.vincentrubinetti.com/

Shannon and von Neumann artwork by Kurt Bruns.
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