Getting today’s word…
Secret Word is a free daily puzzle: one secret word a day, the same for everyone. You guess words, and each one tells you how close its meaning is, from cold to very hot. It is a little like a game of hot and cold with a dictionary. Start anywhere, follow the warmth, and see how few guesses you need.
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There is one secret word each day. Type any word and the game tells you how close its meaning is to the secret word, as a number: #1 is the secret word itself, #2 is the closest word to it, and so on. Use the warm guesses to close in until you find it. You have as many guesses as you like.
Every word we know is ranked by how close its meaning is to the secret word. A guess ranked in the top 50 is very hot, the top 300 is hot, the top 1,500 is warm, and anything further is cold. The lower the number, the closer you are.
No. Only meaning counts. If the secret word were ocean, then sea would be very hot and whale hot, but a word that looks similar, like open, would be cold.
A hint shows a word about halfway between your best guess and the secret word. It is added to your guesses and counted. Use as many as you need.
Press Give up and the secret word is shown, with the 100 closest words to it. It still counts as played, so your streak keeps going.
From how words are used across a huge amount of English writing: words that appear in similar places get similar meanings. It knows more than 80,000 words, and plurals count as their singular.
Every day at midnight UTC, the same word for everyone. Herd Plus members can also play past days.
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