Solving Wordle using information theory

The video explores the game Wordle as a tool for teaching information theory, focusing on entropy. It explains Wordle's mechanics and how entropy can be used to develop strategies for solving the game. The video details the process of creating a Wordle-solving algorithm, discussing the calculation of information and entropy. Two versions of a Wordle solver are developed and tested, with improvements made in the second version by incorporating word frequency data and refining the entropy calculations.

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