October 31, 2026
Guess the secret word by meaning. Lower rank is closer, rank 1 wins.
Rank 1 is the secret word. A low rank means you are close, a high rank means far away.
Example: if the secret word were car, your guesses would come back like this.
- truckhot2
- kitchenwarm844
- lawyercold2990
Ranks run from 1 to 4357. Green is 300 or closer, yellow up to 1000, grey is colder than that. Start with any everyday word.
How to play Word sense
Word sense is a daily guessing game about meaning, not spelling. There is one secret word each day. You type any word and we tell you how close it is in meaning to the secret word, shown as a rank: rank one is the secret word itself, and the lower the number the closer you are. Your guesses stack up in a list sorted by rank, with a colored bar from cold grey to warm yellow to hot green. Keep guessing words that feel related until you land on rank one. Plurals count as the single form, so boots counts as boot and you never chase two ranks for one meaning. There is no limit on guesses. Stuck? The first hint is a short, vague sentence about the word and the second one is sharper. After that, each hint reveals a word from the top 50 that lands closer to the answer, though never on it. Hints count as guesses. After 30 guesses you can also show the answer, which ends the day and lists the closest words you found. A new secret word drops every day.
Tips
- Start broad with common words to find which topic you are warm in
- Once a guess feels warm, try its synonyms and close relatives
- Think about the category, not just the exact word, related concepts rank high too
- A sudden jump toward rank one usually means you are one small step away
- Take a hint when you are lost: the first two are clue sentences, after that you get words from the top 50 that keep getting closer
- Showing the answer is there after 30 guesses, but it ends your day, so try a hint first
About Word sense
Word sense scores every guess on meaning instead of letters. Word embeddings place each word in a space where related words sit close together, so the rank tells you how near your guess is to the answer even when the two words share no spelling at all. We precompute the word relationships so the whole game runs in your browser with no server and no tracking of your guesses. It is a slower, more thoughtful daily word game than a five letter guess, and the moment you finally crack it is genuinely satisfying. If a word just will not show itself, two clue sentences point you the right way, further hints pull you into the top 50, and you can reveal the answer after 30 guesses. Free, no account, fresh word every day.
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