WordRank
Daily puzzle · September 17, 2026

WordRank Day #134

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. 134
WORDRANK POSTAL BUREAU

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10 solved this one

FIRST DAY OF ISSUE1
LPZ
— champion —
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First to solve
RUNNER-UP
AAB
№ 2
Second
THIRD
MGH
№ 3
Third
— Other 7 issues —
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    DAM
  2. 5
    RPM
  3. 6
    CYY
  4. 7
    LSZ
  5. 8
    ATF
  6. 9
    BYY
  7. 10
    REL
WORDRANK · POSTAL BUREAU
Answer revealed
The answer wasaccident

This puzzle's semantic breakdown

"accident" falls between "clustered" and "isolated". "accidents", "mishap", "crash" are its neighbors, the nearest ("accidents") reaches 0.73, and the top-10 averages 0.594 — fuzzy edges, so it takes a few probes to feel out.

A 0.363 similarity gap (0.73 → 0.367) means a peaked distribution: nailing the top words is hugely rewarding, and just missing them drops you off a cliff.

Don't overlook "incident" — a solid 0.585, yet tucked off the main "accidents" line. This kind of "doesn't-look-like-the-answer but is" word is frequently the pivotal move here.

Top 100 words closest in meaning

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

  1. 1accidents0.730
  2. 2mishap0.690
  3. 3crash0.610
  4. 4collision0.589
  5. 5incident0.585
  6. 6fatality0.576
  7. 7injury0.552
  8. 8injuries0.544
  9. 9wreck0.542
  10. 10accidental0.525
  11. 11fatalities0.522
  12. 12mishaps0.520
  13. 13injured0.508
  14. 14tragic0.503
  15. 15fatal0.494
  16. 16crashes0.489
  17. 17pileup0.484
  18. 18derailment0.479
  19. 19catastrophic0.477
  20. 20negligence0.476
  21. 21misadventure0.474
  22. 22tragedy0.469
  23. 23negligent0.467
  24. 24explosion0.458
  25. 25disaster0.457
  26. 26casualty0.455
  27. 27incidents0.452
  28. 28automobile0.452
  29. 29wrecks0.449
  30. 30traumatic0.444
  31. 31accidentally0.441
  32. 32happened0.437
  33. 33crashed0.436
  34. 34whiplash0.436
  35. 35motorist0.435
  36. 36malfunction0.435
  37. 37motorcyclist0.433
  38. 38avoidable0.430
  39. 39unfortunate0.429
  40. 40catastrophe0.425
  41. 41killed0.422
  42. 42wrecked0.420
  43. 43collisions0.419
  44. 44unhurt0.419
  45. 45wreckage0.418
  46. 46horrific0.418
  47. 47tragically0.416
  48. 48happenstance0.416
  49. 49car0.415
  50. 50altercation0.414
  51. 51carelessness0.411
  52. 52misfortune0.411
  53. 53injures0.411
  54. 54derailed0.411
  55. 55deaths0.407
  56. 56wrongful0.404
  57. 57collided0.404
  58. 58bicyclist0.403
  59. 59fateful0.403
  60. 60uninjured0.403
  61. 61calamity0.403
  62. 62untimely0.402
  63. 63illness0.400
  64. 64trauma0.400
  65. 65accidently0.400
  66. 66paraplegic0.399
  67. 67coma0.399
  68. 68victim0.398
  69. 69aftermath0.398
  70. 70occurred0.398
  71. 71mangled0.395
  72. 72unforeseen0.395
  73. 73incapacitated0.394
  74. 74mudslide0.393
  75. 75overdose0.392
  76. 76died0.390
  77. 77miscalculation0.390
  78. 78vehicle0.389
  79. 79freak0.387
  80. 80malfunctions0.384
  81. 81fortuitous0.382
  82. 82rollover0.382
  83. 83coincidence0.382
  84. 84death0.382
  85. 85ambulance0.382
  86. 86premonition0.382
  87. 87paralyzed0.381
  88. 88occurrence0.380
  89. 89insurance0.379
  90. 90spillage0.377
  91. 91negligently0.373
  92. 92electrocution0.372
  93. 93malfunctioned0.372
  94. 94unintentional0.370
  95. 95motorcycle0.370
  96. 96swerving0.370
  97. 97scene0.370
  98. 98inattention0.367
  99. 99unforseen0.367
  100. 100inquest0.367

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