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by dredmorbius 39 days ago
Using a fixed set of known words (perhaps with adaptive use based on revealed hits and misses) is cognitively easier than trying to come up with 1) a valid English-language word which 2) fits with the revealed information. If the goal is only to find the actual term, it works quite well.

As others have indicated withing this post, there are other ways to play. I'm not claiming to have found the One True Way, just one that happens to achieve a (usually) successful result.