why is the scoring based on time?

[Stellar6666]

so if i complete a puzzle in 30 seconds and get 4 right answers i get 70 points, and if i get 7 answers right but take 113 seconds i get 40 points? im not mad or anything just confused

[oddcouple]

It's a combination of difficulty of question and time spent to solve them. Not just time, not just answers. The optimum score is 100% correct in the shortest possible time.

[JedMedGrey]

The faster your time the lower the chance you looked up an answer?

[MasterSailor]

Very strange scoring logic in Spider Solitaire! If you submit your score (choosing New Game) without having made a single move, you get 1400 points for speed and low number of moves bonuses!