[Game] Lingo Version 18!

[Shadow Wolf]

keystroke: 1 right, 3 misplaced, 5 wrong.

[Lady Vulpix]

I see... Let's see if abscissae can help.

[Shadow Wolf]

abscissae: 0 right, 2 misplaced, 7 wrong.

[Lady Vulpix]

OK... How about beekeeper?

[Shadow Wolf]

Sherlock Holmes keeps bees in Elementary. They might also help here too, though I don't know how much:

beekeeper: 1 right, 2 misplaced, 6 wrong.

[Lady Vulpix]

Quite a lot, I think. If my calculations are right, there are 15 possible combinations of letters which may be present in that one, and only 9 possibilities for the letter which is in the right place.

Now let's see where the sheepfold goes.

[Shadow Wolf]

May no sheep escape...

sheepfold: 1 right, 3 misplaced, 5 wrong.

[Lady Vulpix]

...The workshops?

[Shadow Wolf]

I didn't know sheep worked. XD

workshops: 0 right, 1 misplaced, 8 wrong.

[Knight of Time]

Let's see how many clues would reside in the rubble left behind by an explosion.

[Lady Vulpix]

Sheeps work towards providing helpful clues.

The only word I can think of that fits is levellest.

[Shadow Wolf]

Well, who knows. Big impact or not, I think you might be getting closer to the answer.

explosion: 0 right, 3 misplaced, 6 wrong.

levellest: 3 right, 0 misplaced, 6 wrong.

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, let's see how far I'll go if I go northwest.

[Lady Vulpix]

I can't figure out where I went wrong. Is the word in the word list?

I'll guess levelling just to have a guess in this post.

[Shadow Wolf]

Kyle: I'm not sure, but I think it may not be a bad path to take.

Gabi: I just downloaded the link and used the "find" function. The word is there. To make sure I didn't do anything wrong either, I'm going to double-check the previous guesses:

keystroke: 1 right, 3 misplaced, 5 wrong.
abscissae: 0 right, 2 misplaced, 7 wrong.
beekeeper: 1 right, 2 misplaced, 6 wrong.
sheepfold: 1 right, 3 misplaced, 5 wrong.
workshops: 0 right, 1 misplaced, 8 wrong.
explosion: 0 right, 3 misplaced, 6 wrong.
levellest: 3 right, 0 misplaced, 6 wrong.

Yup, they didn't change. But who knows, maybe these two clues might give you the answer to what you might have done wrong (if you did something wrong, because I don't see anything wrong so far).

northwest: 0 right, 3 misplaced, 6 wrong.
levelling: 3 right, 2 misplaced, 4 wrong.

[Lady Vulpix]

Oh, now I see what I did wrong! Thanks for confirming that the word was on the list!

When I was filtering the possibilities for "abscissae", I mistyped the option which had A and E. Instead of saying "has A, has E, does not have B, S, C, I nor two A's", I said "has A, has E, does not have E, S, C, I nor two A's" which of course returned an empty list because nothing can have an E and not have it at the same time.

Now that I've fixed that, I can try my luck at getting a legendary plushie.

[Shadow Wolf]

Hehehe, I thought as much, and sometimes, all it takes is a double-check.

That aside, your ambitions are high, but have paid off. You have earned yourself a legendary plushie. Well done!

*gives plushie*

And along with it, you can also have the baton for hosting the next puzzle.

[Lady Vulpix]

Yay! I'm tempted to say I beat Kyle to a legendary plushie, but that's gloating.

And now, a 9-letter puzzle inspired by the one who was pushing my chair as I typed.

[Knight of Time]

o_O there is a difference between a legendary plushie and a legendary Pokemon plushie...one is a Pokemon, the other isn't.

Anyway, let's begin this one with something I had off the top of my head...my first guess in this puzzle.

[Lady Vulpix]

Yes... the plushie itself is legendary!

something: 2 right, 1 misplaced, 6 wrong.

[Knight of Time]

Okay...I'll try someplace for comparison.

[Lady Vulpix]

The thing is not in the place, apparently. But this is a good clue!

someplace: 0 right, 3 misplaced, 6 wrong.

[Knight of Time]

Hmm...methinks some questions may help here (if I can think of any, that is).

[Lady Vulpix]

Do you like the answer?

questions: 1 right, 2 misplaced, 6 wrong.

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

As Kyle already used comparison for the other half of the word, I can't help asking what kind of additions would this guess bring to the puzzle.

[Lady Vulpix]

OK, this I hadn't even noticed. I'm sorry! >_<

additions: 1 right, 4 misplaced, 4 wrong.

[Shadow Wolf]

Hmm... I think you might have actually given me a nice clue Gabi. Quick question: By any chance, do you have a dog? Because if you do, then I think I might have figured out what breed it is.

Is it a Dachshund by any chance?

[Lady Vulpix]

Yes, it is! Congratulations! ^_^

...And this marks the 2nd dog breed to become a Lingo plushie.

[Shadow Wolf]

Haha, awesome! Thanks Gabi!

Well then, let's get on the next case, shall we? 12 letters for this one.

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

I did figure out earlier how this game goes, but then forgot it somehow. Anyways, I'd like to know the valuableness of this guess.

[Lady Vulpix]

Would abbreviating make things easier?

[Shadow Wolf]

For if a guess is valuable or not... I believe each guess has value to the game.
Now, if a guess makes the game easier or not... it may make guessing the correct word easier, if that helps.

valuableness: 0 right, 5 misplaced, 7 wrong.
abbreviating: 1 right, 8 misplaced, 3 wrong.

[Lady Vulpix]

True. I expect abbreviation to provide more information.

[Shadow Wolf]

Well, be it a word that is used for reducing a word to a few letters, you could say that it reduces the words needed to guess the correct word (I hope that makes sense) XD


abbreviation: 2 right, 7 misplaced, 3 wrong.

[Lady Vulpix]

Cool! It does, indeed. I wonder how long it would take for an investigator to find the answer.

[Shadow Wolf]

Well, considering that you can consider yourself one, you have actually found the answer. Well done Gabi.

*gives Investigator plushie*

Your turn.

[Lady Vulpix]

Oh, thank you!

6 letters now.

[Knight of Time]

A new puzzle eh? Let's see what happens here.

[Lady Vulpix]

Nice start!

puzzle: 0 right, 0 misplaced, 6 wrong.

[Shadow Wolf]

I'll try dragon