Crossword Research Projects
Linguistic research, data mining studies, and computational wordplay projects published by RexWordPuzzle.
Big Data • NLP
10-Million Clue Corpus Analysis
Comprehensive linguistic frequency analysis mapping semantic wordplay evolution and clue difficulty distributions over 50 years of syndicated puzzles.
Key Metric: 98.4% Accuracy across 12 Syndicates
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Algorithms • Tools
Real-Time Trie Anagram Engine
Engineering a sub-millisecond dictionary prefix-tree indexing engine capable of instantaneous multi-word anagram unscrambling directly in browser clients.
Key Metric: 0.4ms Latency on 270K Lexicon
Test Engine
Editorial Study
Sunday Crossword Theme Complexity
Multi-year comparative review measuring solver completion times against rebus frequency, diagonal symmetry, and wordplay theme mechanics.
Key Metric: 42% Average Sunday Completion Rate
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