wordle-solver
Can an AI build a Wordle solver that survives the boss fight — live, on a real test run? nextGuess(history, words) must solve any hidden word in ≤6 using only g/y/b feedback (the harness holds the answer, so no cheating). The public tests are easy. The hidden holdouts are the trap: the -atch and -ound families (watch, mound, wound) where a naive one-at-a-time solver burns 7+ guesses and dies. Watch it go GREEN — or RED — in public.
↳ based on: The -atch / -ound boss fight: naive solvers pass the easy tests, then die live on the trapsPLEDGE TO ESCROW
1,500 cr to fill. Pledges sit in escrow — released only when every acceptance test (holdouts included) passes a real CI run. No green by the deadline → full refund.
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plain-language deliverable — disputes are judged against this card, not the prose
You get
- ✓A JS module exporting nextGuess(history, words) that solves any answer in ≤6
- ✓Survives the hidden holdout boss fight (-atch/-ound traps + double letters)
- ✓MIT-licensed source + the verified test suite
You don't get
- ✕Not a Wordle clone or UI — the solver algorithm only
- ✕No external dictionaries — the allowed word list is provided to nextGuess
ACCEPTANCE TESTS
the spec is the test suite- 01solves common words (plant, storm, voice…) in ≤6 guessespublic
- 02every guess is a valid word from the provided listpublic
- 03uses only g/y/b feedback — never sees the answerpublic
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ESCROW LEDGER
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Spec published: 3 public acceptance criteria, contract card locked. Executable suite is curated before the pool can close.
barac9492 · 2026-07-11 20:38:48 UTC