WordRank Day #123
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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This puzzle's semantic breakdown
"colonel" is a clustering word this round. A top-10 mean of 0.666 means it's surrounded by close synonyms — "brigadier", "lieutenant", "adjutant" being the tightest — so landing on the right direction pays off immediately.
The decay here is sharp — it starts at 0.785 and is down to 0.414 by rank 100, a 0.372 fall. Past the very top words, everything goes cold quickly.
One easily-missed direction: "soldier" scores 0.606 and ranks high, yet it isn't on the same path as "brigadier". 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 "colonel". Highest similarity first. Every entry is part of WordRank's 60k-word vocabulary.
- 1brigadier0.785
- 2lieutenant0.727
- 3adjutant0.695
- 4sergeant0.679
- 5commander0.672
- 6colonels0.654
- 7commandant0.644
- 8soldier0.606
- 9army0.604
- 10regiment0.596
- 11admiral0.581
- 12battalion0.557
- 13militia0.555
- 14paymaster0.553
- 15marshal0.547
- 16paratrooper0.538
- 17officer0.537
- 18regimental0.537
- 19quartermaster0.527
- 20brigade0.524
- 21ensign0.519
- 22airman0.519
- 23generals0.515
- 24sergeants0.512
- 25commissar0.512
- 26commanders0.503
- 27solider0.501
- 28policeman0.499
- 29dragoons0.497
- 30cavalry0.496
- 31captain0.494
- 32lieutenants0.494
- 33infantry0.493
- 34reservist0.487
- 35corporal0.484
- 36deserter0.483
- 37nobleman0.483
- 38regiments0.482
- 39cadet0.482
- 40soldiers0.480
- 41senator0.480
- 42diplomat0.474
- 43royalist0.473
- 44military0.472
- 45chaplain0.471
- 46infantryman0.471
- 47congressman0.467
- 48riflemen0.465
- 49brevet0.464
- 50platoon0.463
- 51viceroy0.461
- 52battalions0.460
- 53countess0.460
- 54militiamen0.459
- 55airforce0.459
- 56rifleman0.455
- 57commodore0.454
- 58conscript0.453
- 59gallant0.453
- 60garrison0.452
- 61infantrymen0.450
- 62aristocrat0.450
- 63squadron0.448
- 64deputy0.447
- 65artillery0.442
- 66consul0.442
- 67commanding0.440
- 68midshipman0.439
- 69commanded0.438
- 70rank0.437
- 71comrade0.437
- 72enlisted0.437
- 73politician0.437
- 74corps0.436
- 75uncle0.435
- 76admirals0.434
- 77provost0.434
- 78vicar0.434
- 79guardsmen0.433
- 80troops0.432
- 81courtier0.430
- 82brigades0.430
- 83gendarmerie0.430
- 84cavalrymen0.430
- 85grenadiers0.427
- 86serviceman0.425
- 87bodyguard0.424
- 88clergyman0.423
- 89patrolman0.423
- 90madame0.421
- 91marquis0.420
- 92coachman0.418
- 93baron0.418
- 94secretary0.417
- 95insurgent0.417
- 96reverend0.417
- 97governor0.416
- 98roosevelt0.415
- 99conscripts0.415
- 100medic0.414
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