Animal Word Game Similar To Jotto
- Jay
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giraffe: 3 letters match (0 in the right place)
caribou: 2 letters match (1 in the right place)
cheetah: 2 letters match (0 in the right place)
herring: 4 letters match (0 in the right place)
mallard: 2 letters match (0 in the right place)
That guess is closer because the answer is a bird that likes to be near water. But that does not necessarily make it any easier to come up with the answer.
caribou: 2 letters match (1 in the right place)
cheetah: 2 letters match (0 in the right place)
herring: 4 letters match (0 in the right place)
mallard: 2 letters match (0 in the right place)
That guess is closer because the answer is a bird that likes to be near water. But that does not necessarily make it any easier to come up with the answer.
- Jay
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The actual spelling is killdeer, but the letters can help. And the answer is also a New World bird.
giraffe: 3 letters match (0 in the right place)
caribou: 2 letters match (1 in the right place)
cheetah: 2 letters match (0 in the right place)
herring: 4 letters match (0 in the right place)
mallard: 2 letters match (0 in the right place)
kildeer: 1 letter matches (0 in the right place)
Comparing the matches and letters in common between kildeer and herring, that tells us that the answer cannot have k, l, or d. Also, that tells us that there are two possible combinations of some other letters. Either:
1. The answer has 2 r's, no e or i, and 2 of the following: h, n, g
or
2. The answer has h, n, and g, as well as 1 of the following: r, e, i
giraffe: 3 letters match (0 in the right place)
caribou: 2 letters match (1 in the right place)
cheetah: 2 letters match (0 in the right place)
herring: 4 letters match (0 in the right place)
mallard: 2 letters match (0 in the right place)
kildeer: 1 letter matches (0 in the right place)
Comparing the matches and letters in common between kildeer and herring, that tells us that the answer cannot have k, l, or d. Also, that tells us that there are two possible combinations of some other letters. Either:
1. The answer has 2 r's, no e or i, and 2 of the following: h, n, g
or
2. The answer has h, n, and g, as well as 1 of the following: r, e, i