I see beekeeping in the list, but I wonder if "bookkeeper" might not have scored higher (or more difficult) among 10-letter words since it has the triple double letter combination.
From the article: "As you might expect, low frequency letters like “x” and “z” are a big factor, but letter repetitions are also useful, since they make longer words have a similar number of different letters as shorter words. " Also, I suspect that the letter "k" is a relatively low frequency letter. But I'm just guessing here.
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ReplyDeleteI see beekeeping in the list, but I wonder if "bookkeeper" might not have scored higher (or more difficult) among 10-letter words since it has the triple double letter combination.
ReplyDeleteMore doubles => less unique letters => easier to solve?
ReplyDeleteFrom the article: "As you might expect, low frequency letters like “x” and “z” are a big factor, but letter repetitions are also useful, since they make longer words have a similar number of different letters as shorter words. " Also, I suspect that the letter "k" is a relatively low frequency letter. But I'm just guessing here.
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