WordRank
Daily puzzle · May 7, 2026

WordRank Day #1

Today's goal is to find a hidden English word. Type any word and we'll tell you how semantically close it is to the secret. The closer you get, the higher your rank.

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VOL. 1
WORDRANK POSTAL BUREAU

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FIRST DAY OF ISSUE1
SUE
champion
WORDRANK · en
First to solve
RUNNER-UP
LIL
№ 2
Second
WORDRANK · POSTAL BUREAU
Answer revealed
The answer wasship

This puzzle's semantic breakdown

"ship" is a clustering word this round. A top-10 mean of 0.613 means it's surrounded by close synonyms — "ships", "warship", "freighter" being the tightest — so landing on the right direction pays off immediately.

Similarity decays from a leading 0.831 to 0.445 at rank 100, a span of 0.386 — a steep slope. This word gives no consolation points for "close-ish": you're either near or far.

One easily-missed direction: "aboard" scores 0.585 and ranks high, yet it isn't on the same path as "ships". Keep guessing the obvious synonyms and you'll skip past it — and these "doesn't-look-close-but-is" words often crack the puzzle.

Top 100 words closest in meaning

These are the words closest in semantic space to "ship". Highest similarity first. Every entry is part of WordRank's 60k-word vocabulary.

  1. 1ships0.831
  2. 2warship0.661
  3. 3freighter0.620
  4. 4vessel0.597
  5. 5sail0.591
  6. 6aboard0.585
  7. 7frigate0.566
  8. 8steamship0.563
  9. 9warships0.559
  10. 10starship0.557
  11. 11barge0.554
  12. 12shipping0.553
  13. 13sailed0.552
  14. 14cruise0.545
  15. 15drydock0.545
  16. 16onboard0.544
  17. 17boat0.544
  18. 18brig0.538
  19. 19schooner0.537
  20. 20spaceship0.536
  21. 21shipyard0.533
  22. 22sailing0.533
  23. 23battleship0.532
  24. 24hull0.530
  25. 25tugboat0.530
  26. 26voyage0.527
  27. 27shipboard0.522
  28. 28sails0.519
  29. 29cargo0.514
  30. 30seaworthy0.514
  31. 31vessels0.513
  32. 32shipped0.511
  33. 33freighters0.509
  34. 34crewman0.507
  35. 35yacht0.505
  36. 36lifeboat0.503
  37. 37shipmates0.500
  38. 38crewmen0.500
  39. 39starships0.499
  40. 40dropship0.499
  41. 41sailboat0.497
  42. 42boats0.496
  43. 43lifeboats0.495
  44. 44captain0.492
  45. 45schooners0.491
  46. 46disembark0.490
  47. 47barque0.490
  48. 48crewmember0.489
  49. 49whaler0.489
  50. 50mothership0.488
  51. 51sloop0.487
  52. 52prow0.486
  53. 53dock0.483
  54. 54fleet0.483
  55. 55pirate0.482
  56. 56tanker0.482
  57. 57hulls0.482
  58. 58galleon0.481
  59. 59crew0.481
  60. 60voyages0.480
  61. 61crewmembers0.480
  62. 62airship0.478
  63. 63stateroom0.477
  64. 64refit0.475
  65. 65sinking0.472
  66. 66seagoing0.472
  67. 67steamer0.469
  68. 68sailor0.469
  69. 69submarine0.468
  70. 70ashore0.467
  71. 71cruiser0.467
  72. 72helmsman0.465
  73. 73steamships0.464
  74. 74shipment0.464
  75. 75seas0.462
  76. 76gunboat0.461
  77. 77catamaran0.461
  78. 78destroyer0.460
  79. 79spaceships0.460
  80. 80docks0.459
  81. 81trawler0.457
  82. 82frigates0.457
  83. 83flotilla0.455
  84. 84hyperspace0.454
  85. 85embarkation0.454
  86. 86shipyards0.454
  87. 87docked0.453
  88. 88staterooms0.452
  89. 89cargoes0.452
  90. 90aground0.451
  91. 91moored0.451
  92. 92sailors0.450
  93. 93gangway0.450
  94. 94troopship0.449
  95. 95disembarkation0.449
  96. 96cruises0.448
  97. 97submarines0.448
  98. 98shipwreck0.447
  99. 99rudder0.445
  100. 100forecastle0.445

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