WordRank
Daily puzzle · May 17, 2026

WordRank Day #11

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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Answer revealed
The answer wasride

This puzzle's semantic breakdown

"ride" is a clustering word this round. A top-10 mean of 0.623 means it's surrounded by close synonyms — "rides", "riding", "rode" being the tightest — so landing on the right direction pays off immediately.

Similarity decays from a leading 0.822 to 0.397 at rank 100, a span of 0.425 — a steep slope. This word gives no consolation points for "close-ish": you're either near or far.

One easily-missed direction: "bikes" scores 0.537 and ranks high, yet it isn't on the same path as "rides". 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 "ride". Highest similarity first. Every entry is part of WordRank's 60k-word vocabulary.

  1. 1rides0.822
  2. 2riding0.711
  3. 3rode0.702
  4. 4bike0.637
  5. 5riders0.586
  6. 6rider0.573
  7. 7rollercoaster0.566
  8. 8ridden0.562
  9. 9bikes0.537
  10. 10trike0.533
  11. 11joyride0.521
  12. 12pedaling0.516
  13. 13bicycle0.510
  14. 14segway0.504
  15. 15ridin0.504
  16. 16bumpy0.503
  17. 17tricycle0.500
  18. 18motorcycle0.500
  19. 19coattails0.499
  20. 20motorbike0.495
  21. 21hitching0.495
  22. 22scooter0.490
  23. 23pedaled0.479
  24. 24train0.477
  25. 25scoot0.477
  26. 26steed0.475
  27. 27rideable0.472
  28. 28taxi0.470
  29. 29trip0.467
  30. 30bus0.465
  31. 31horseback0.464
  32. 32saddle0.463
  33. 33commute0.463
  34. 34pillion0.456
  35. 35cab0.453
  36. 36car0.450
  37. 37excursion0.448
  38. 38biked0.447
  39. 39jaunt0.446
  40. 40piggyback0.443
  41. 41boat0.441
  42. 42walk0.441
  43. 43zipline0.441
  44. 44hayride0.440
  45. 45hitchhike0.439
  46. 46coaster0.439
  47. 47trikes0.438
  48. 48downhill0.438
  49. 49monorail0.438
  50. 50trek0.437
  51. 51backroads0.436
  52. 52moped0.436
  53. 53gondola0.435
  54. 54trolley0.435
  55. 55ferry0.434
  56. 56handlebars0.433
  57. 57gallop0.432
  58. 58horse0.430
  59. 59jeep0.429
  60. 60rickshaw0.428
  61. 61pony0.428
  62. 62singletrack0.428
  63. 63thrill0.428
  64. 64pedalling0.426
  65. 65fixie0.425
  66. 66trail0.424
  67. 67hitch0.424
  68. 68hike0.423
  69. 69cruising0.422
  70. 70limo0.422
  71. 71leisurely0.421
  72. 72drive0.420
  73. 73mtb0.419
  74. 74commuting0.419
  75. 75climb0.418
  76. 76bicycles0.418
  77. 77sleigh0.417
  78. 78carousel0.415
  79. 79commuter0.414
  80. 80chauffeured0.413
  81. 81tram0.413
  82. 82park0.412
  83. 83hopped0.412
  84. 84hitched0.410
  85. 85sidecar0.409
  86. 86carpool0.408
  87. 87jeepney0.407
  88. 88glide0.407
  89. 89motorcycles0.406
  90. 90journey0.406
  91. 91sightsee0.406
  92. 92road0.405
  93. 93commutes0.404
  94. 94buggy0.403
  95. 95speedboat0.402
  96. 96disembark0.402
  97. 97steeds0.401
  98. 98trails0.400
  99. 99offroad0.399
  100. 100horsey0.397

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