I solved Redactle #972 in 240 guesses with an accuracy of 13.8% and a time of 00:33:28.
Brute-forced it. Not particularly proud of it but I entered any 3 letter Chinese sounding word I could think of. The second name was easier because I guessed the two letter version (ai) first.
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Invented paper, what a fun fact to learn.
I solved Redactle #972 in 80 guesses with an accuracy of 55.0% and a time of 00:25:52. Play at https://redactle.net/
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I solved Redactle #972 in 63 guesses with an accuracy of 61.9% and a time of 00:20:41. Play at Redactle 972 | Wikipedia based Puzzle Game
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I solved Redactle #973 in 9 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:01:54. Play at https://redactle.net/
4, 100%
I solved Redactle #973 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:05:00.
Looked to be in a 5-letter state with a population more than a million.
I solved Redactle #973 in 18 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:05:46. Play at Redactle 973 | Wikipedia based Puzzle Game
I solved Redactle #973 in 4 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:01:54. Play at https://redactle.net/
The “Des” cities came to mind first and I didn’t really spend the time to verify before trying.
18 - 89%
I solved Redactle #974 in 40 guesses with an accuracy of 52.5% and a time of 00:11:36.
64, 75%, really struggled to get anywhere near the right direction.
28 - 86%
I solved Redactle #974 in 18 guesses with an accuracy of 88.9% and a time of 00:13:59. Play at Redactle 974 | Wikipedia based Puzzle Game
I solved Redactle #974 in 193 guesses with an accuracy of 60.6% and a time of 00:26:53. Play at https://redactle.net/
Yeah, I went down a wrong path
I solved Redactle #975 in 17 guesses with an accuracy of 52.9% and a time of 00:08:25.
I solved Redactle #975 in 32 guesses with an accuracy of 40.6% and a time of 00:03:32. Play at https://redactle.net/
51 - 67%