WordRank
Daily puzzle · September 25, 2026

WordRank Day #142

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. 142
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Answer revealed
The answer wasmadam

This puzzle's semantic breakdown

"madam" has a medium-density field this round. A nearest similarity of 0.777 ("madame") alongside a 0.589 top-10 mean says "madame", "sir", "sirs" are core but the outskirts scatter — patience required.

The decay here is sharp — it starts at 0.777 and is down to 0.394 by rank 100, a 0.383 fall. Past the very top words, everything goes cold quickly.

One easily-missed direction: "hussy" scores 0.551 and ranks high, yet it isn't on the same path as "madame". 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 "madam". Highest similarity first. Every entry is part of WordRank's 60k-word vocabulary.

  1. 1madame0.777
  2. 2sir0.654
  3. 3sirs0.614
  4. 4lady0.590
  5. 5maid0.559
  6. 6hussy0.551
  7. 7matron0.547
  8. 8brothel0.534
  9. 9mistress0.532
  10. 10prostitute0.530
  11. 11dame0.525
  12. 12courtesan0.523
  13. 13wench0.512
  14. 14mam0.505
  15. 15monsieur0.486
  16. 16maidservant0.476
  17. 17gentleman0.475
  18. 18highness0.475
  19. 19whorehouse0.474
  20. 20servant0.471
  21. 21rascal0.468
  22. 22aunty0.467
  23. 23governess0.467
  24. 24maids0.465
  25. 25headmistress0.464
  26. 26minx0.459
  27. 27mister0.457
  28. 28dears0.456
  29. 29courtesans0.454
  30. 30housekeeper0.453
  31. 31housemaid0.452
  32. 32lass0.451
  33. 33mammy0.449
  34. 34seductress0.447
  35. 35gigolo0.442
  36. 36sweety0.441
  37. 37mamma0.439
  38. 38manservant0.439
  39. 39demure0.438
  40. 40footman0.438
  41. 41dowager0.437
  42. 42ladies0.437
  43. 43gentlemen0.436
  44. 44barmaid0.435
  45. 45stewardess0.435
  46. 46comely0.434
  47. 47temptress0.433
  48. 48debutante0.431
  49. 49butler0.429
  50. 50countess0.427
  51. 51dear0.427
  52. 52geisha0.427
  53. 53mrs0.427
  54. 54ma0.427
  55. 55darlin0.426
  56. 56aman0.426
  57. 57socialite0.425
  58. 58paramour0.424
  59. 59darling0.423
  60. 60coachman0.420
  61. 61dressmaker0.420
  62. 62lord0.419
  63. 63curtly0.418
  64. 64lecherous0.418
  65. 65belle0.418
  66. 66ladylike0.418
  67. 67showgirl0.418
  68. 68landlady0.416
  69. 69libertine0.416
  70. 70missy0.415
  71. 71woman0.413
  72. 72vixen0.412
  73. 73papa0.412
  74. 74hostess0.412
  75. 75policewoman0.410
  76. 76outcall0.409
  77. 77pimp0.409
  78. 78auntie0.409
  79. 79scoundrel0.408
  80. 80receptionist0.408
  81. 81genteel0.407
  82. 82prostitutes0.407
  83. 83stenographer0.405
  84. 84businesswoman0.404
  85. 85sweetie0.403
  86. 86chambermaid0.402
  87. 87policeman0.401
  88. 88reverend0.400
  89. 89ladys0.400
  90. 90brothels0.399
  91. 91impudent0.397
  92. 92entreat0.397
  93. 93tigress0.395
  94. 94transvestite0.395
  95. 95hooker0.395
  96. 96dames0.395
  97. 97concubine0.394
  98. 98debonair0.394
  99. 99housewife0.394
  100. 100spinster0.394

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