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ZGZara Gillwordfindertips.hashnode.devFeb 1 · 3 min read

Best Word Games to Improve Your Vocabulary

In today’s digital world, word games have become one of the most popular ways to relax, learn, and sharpen the mind. Whether you are a student, a professional, or someone who simply enjoys puzzles, word games help improve vocabulary, spelling, memory...

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DDavidkorff.devJun 2, 2025 · 10 min read

Jane Street puzzle writeup: Number Cross 5

Overview This puzzle is about solving an 11 by 11 grid containing 9 different bordered regions. Source: https://www.janestreet.com/puzzles/may-2025-update.png Regions: Start by inserting numbers 1-9 into the different regions. Not all numbers in the...

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EEmma543puzzlejam.hashnode.devMay 20, 2025 · 7 min read

How I Solved 30 Letter Boxed Puzzles Using Python and Word Pattern Analysis

Picture this: a 3x3 grid of letters, taunting you to connect them into words without repeating a character—and to do it in as few words as possible. That’s The New York Times’ Letter Boxed, a deceptively simple puzzle that’s equal parts brain teaser ...

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DDavidkorff.devMay 1, 2025 · 2 min read

Jane Street puzzle writeup: Sum One, Somewhere

I really enjoyed working on this months puzzle which involved labeling nodes in an infinite binary tree (0 with the probability of p and 1 otherwise). The goal was to find the value of p so the probability of an infinite path along the binary tree (w...

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SCsachin chouhangamingpromax.hashnode.devApr 17, 2025 · 2 min read

Stuck on Today’s Wordle? Here’s Where to Find Hints (Without Spoiling the Fun)

It usually starts the same way: you wake up, reach for your phone, and open up Wordle. Just one quick puzzle to jumpstart your brain — a cozy little ritual that’s become part of the daily routine for millions of people around the world. You take your...

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DDavidkorff.devApr 1, 2025 · 2 min read

Jane Street puzzle writeup: Hall of Mirrors 3

After solving the last puzzle just in the nick in time, I was eager to dive into the next one. Fortunately, this one turned out to be much more straightforward. I started by building a visualizer, to better understand how the puzzle functioned. After...

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CMChris MMOblog.reconquer.onlineNov 1, 2024 · 6 min read

Generating Lever-Door Puzzles

A lever-door puzzle is a challenge where players navigate through a series of rooms by using levers connected to various doors. When a lever is activated, it toggles the state of one or more doors. The objective of the puzzle is to progress from the ...

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Best Word Games to Improve Your Vocabulary

Jane Street puzzle writeup: Number Cross 5

How I Solved 30 Letter Boxed Puzzles Using Python and Word Pattern Analysis

Jane Street puzzle writeup: Sum One, Somewhere

Stuck on Today’s Wordle? Here’s Where to Find Hints (Without Spoiling the Fun)

Jane Street puzzle writeup: Hall of Mirrors 3

Generating Lever-Door Puzzles

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