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Wordplay Extravaganza

Wordle editor Zach Wissner-Gross compiles datasets of potential answers and allowed guesses for the increasingly popular word game, with a data pool of 12,972 possible five-letter words and 2,315 six-letter combinations.

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Wordplay Extravaganza

Zach Wissner-Gross, an editor at the renowned data journalism website FiveThirtyEight, has made a significant contribution to the world of word games by creating two datasets for the popular game Wordle.

These datasets, now publicly available, provide valuable information that could aid users in guessing the word of the day in Wordle. The datasets were specifically created for Wordle, a game that has gained immense popularity in recent times.

Zach Wissner-Gross's Wordle datasets can be found on his GitHub repository, which is named either "wordle" or "wordle solver" under his profile. Inside the repository, you'll typically find plain text files such as - the list of official Wordle answers, and (or similar) - the list of permissible guesses.

The datasets contain 12,972 permissible guesses and 2,315 six-letter words, providing a substantial pool of options for Wordle players. If you need assistance in locating these datasets or understanding the common filenames used, feel free to ask!

Image credit for this article goes to Flickr user Chelly Cruz.

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