How Duel Rating is calculated
Every new browser identity starts at 1,000. After a completed match, Wordmap estimates each player's expected result from the rating difference. The actual result is scored as 1 for a win, 0.5 for a draw, and 0 for a loss. The difference is multiplied by 24 and rounded to a whole rating point.
This is an Elo-style game rating, not a claim about intelligence or language ability. It compares results inside Wordmap Duel only.
What makes a result eligible
- Two different browser identities must join the same room.
- Both players receive the same server-selected word.
- Guesses are validated and scored on the server.
- One room can update ratings only once.
- Solo practice and client-submitted scores never enter this board.
Fair-play limits
Browser identities avoid collecting email addresses, but clearing browser storage creates a new identity. A determined player could also use outside word-solving help. The ranking therefore represents verified match outcomes, not supervised competition. Suspicious or abusive records may be removed after review. Join a player versus player Word Duel, examine the broader competitive-play method, or read why fair word-game scoring requires comparable events and visible limits.