🧠 How Your Score Was Decided (Read This!)
The computer did NOT mark words as “right” or “wrong.” It did something different:
🔍 What the computer actually does
- It ranks all words in each story
- It keeps only the strongest few clues
- Strong clues are words that:
- appear often in one story
- but not across all stories
These top-ranked words are shown as Correct.
⚠️ What “Extra” means
Extra does NOT mean bad or stupid.
It means:
- The word makes sense to a human
- But it did not rank high enough compared to other words
Example: basil makes sense, but words like chef or recipe
were stronger signals. Think of it like a leaderboard — not everyone can be in the top.
❌ What “Missed” means
Missed does NOT mean you were wrong.
It means:
- The computer ranked that word high
- But it didn’t get picked
This often happens with very specific words, words that repeat, or words that uniquely identify the
story.
🧠 The BIG idea to remember
The computer is trying to IDENTIFY the story, not explain it like a human.
Humans think in topics
↕️
Computers think in
signals
🎯 Strategy tip for next round
- Pick fewer, stronger words
- Avoid broad words that could fit many stories
- Ask yourself: “If I only saw this word, could I guess which story it came from?”