Nearest
A hidden word, ranked by meaning
Guess a word; the game tells you how close it is in meaning to the one it is hiding.
Nearest · #11
Out of 9,214 words
Start anywhere. Even a bad guess tells you which way the word is not.
One word is hidden. Each guess comes back with a rank: 1 is the word, and the number climbs into the thousands as you get further away. Unlimited guesses.
How it works
One word is hidden. Type any word and you are told its rank against it: 1 is the word itself, 40 is warm, and the number runs into the thousands as you get further away. Every word in the list gets a rank, so a bad guess still tells you which way the word is not. Unlimited guesses.
Why it is here
This is the mechanic at the heart of a word chain, turned around: instead of seeing the clues, you feel for the target.