WordRank
Daily puzzle · October 9, 2026

WordRank Day #156

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. 156
WORDRANK POSTAL BUREAU

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9 solved this one

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BJV
— champion —
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First to solve
RUNNER-UP
AKM
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Second
THIRD
JOY
№ 3
Third
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    JEA
  2. 5
    IGM
  3. 6
    NJM
  4. 7
    ARB
  5. 8
    DME
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    LIK
WORDRANK · POSTAL BUREAU
Answer revealed
The answer wasearth

This puzzle's semantic breakdown

"earth" has a medium-density field this round. A nearest similarity of 0.676 ("planet") alongside a 0.55 top-10 mean says "planet", "earths", "heaven" are core but the outskirts scatter — patience required.

The decay here is shallow — 0.676 to 0.359, only 0.317 apart. Upside: lots of warm words. Downside: they sit close together, so locking the exact one is a grind.

One easily-missed direction: "heavens" scores 0.553 and ranks high, yet it isn't on the same path as "planet". 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 "earth". Highest similarity first. Every entry is part of WordRank's 60k-word vocabulary.

  1. 1planet0.676
  2. 2earths0.672
  3. 3heaven0.558
  4. 4mankind0.556
  5. 5heavens0.553
  6. 6humankind0.530
  7. 7earthly0.512
  8. 8cosmos0.491
  9. 9planets0.478
  10. 10oceans0.470
  11. 11moon0.461
  12. 12world0.459
  13. 13biosphere0.454
  14. 14humanity0.454
  15. 15earthlings0.453
  16. 16beings0.452
  17. 17terrestrial0.450
  18. 18universe0.445
  19. 19lifeforms0.440
  20. 20celestial0.430
  21. 21soil0.429
  22. 22crust0.428
  23. 23planetary0.425
  24. 24meteorites0.425
  25. 25sky0.424
  26. 26firmament0.424
  27. 27habitable0.423
  28. 28heavenly0.414
  29. 29globe0.411
  30. 30martian0.409
  31. 31ark0.408
  32. 32meteorite0.407
  33. 33ionosphere0.406
  34. 34orbited0.405
  35. 35land0.405
  36. 36ocean0.404
  37. 37extraterrestrial0.404
  38. 38orbit0.403
  39. 39earthbound0.400
  40. 40paradise0.399
  41. 41humans0.399
  42. 42eternity0.398
  43. 43extraterrestrials0.398
  44. 44surface0.395
  45. 45scorched0.393
  46. 46barren0.390
  47. 47volcanos0.390
  48. 48cosmic0.390
  49. 49gravity0.389
  50. 50spaceship0.389
  51. 51soul0.389
  52. 52shattering0.388
  53. 53inhabitable0.387
  54. 54eons0.387
  55. 55clod0.384
  56. 56geology0.384
  57. 57landmass0.384
  58. 58seas0.383
  59. 59desert0.383
  60. 60creatures0.382
  61. 61topsoil0.382
  62. 62equator0.380
  63. 63angels0.379
  64. 64orbiting0.379
  65. 65orbits0.379
  66. 66comet0.379
  67. 67asteroid0.378
  68. 68outer0.378
  69. 69oceanic0.378
  70. 70continent0.378
  71. 71desolate0.377
  72. 72mightiest0.377
  73. 73earthen0.376
  74. 74habitation0.376
  75. 75lunar0.376
  76. 76lithosphere0.374
  77. 77lifeform0.373
  78. 78earthing0.373
  79. 79quakes0.373
  80. 80primeval0.372
  81. 81minerals0.372
  82. 82continents0.371
  83. 83souls0.371
  84. 84comets0.369
  85. 85creationists0.368
  86. 86mars0.368
  87. 87rocks0.367
  88. 88aliens0.367
  89. 89aeons0.366
  90. 90manmade0.365
  91. 91civilization0.365
  92. 92civilizations0.365
  93. 93sun0.365
  94. 94soils0.364
  95. 95diatomaceous0.362
  96. 96geological0.361
  97. 97everlasting0.361
  98. 98uttermost0.361
  99. 99interplanetary0.361
  100. 100meteor0.359

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