WordRank
Daily puzzle · October 12, 2026

WordRank Day #159

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. 159
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Solve wall

6 solved this one

FIRST DAY OF ISSUE1
JOY
— champion —
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First to solve
RUNNER-UP
KRE
№ 2
Second
THIRD
DIJ
№ 3
Third
— Other 3 issues —
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    ARB
  2. 5
    AKM
  3. 6
    EMS
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Answer revealed
The answer wasunit

This puzzle's semantic breakdown

"unit" is semantically a bit of a loner this round. The top-10 mean is just 0.45, and even the leader "units" only hits 0.747. No ready synonym cluster to lean on — difficulty runs high.

Similarity decays from a leading 0.747 to 0.316 at rank 100, a span of 0.43 — a steep slope. This word gives no consolation points for "close-ish": you're either near or far.

One easily-missed direction: "component" scores 0.406 and ranks high, yet it isn't on the same path as "units". 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 "unit". Highest similarity first. Every entry is part of WordRank's 60k-word vocabulary.

  1. 1units0.747
  2. 2division0.464
  3. 3battalion0.455
  4. 4module0.438
  5. 5component0.406
  6. 6subsystem0.401
  7. 7condominium0.398
  8. 8conditioner0.396
  9. 9facility0.396
  10. 10auxiliary0.395
  11. 11apparatus0.393
  12. 12device0.389
  13. 13operation0.388
  14. 14controller0.388
  15. 15subunit0.384
  16. 16condo0.382
  17. 17brigade0.377
  18. 18platoon0.377
  19. 19townhome0.376
  20. 20system0.375
  21. 21commander0.373
  22. 22transmitter0.372
  23. 23appliance0.371
  24. 24transceiver0.370
  25. 25officer0.369
  26. 26duplex0.368
  27. 27heater0.368
  28. 28department0.360
  29. 29condenser0.359
  30. 30base0.357
  31. 31headquarters0.356
  32. 32mounted0.356
  33. 33equipment0.355
  34. 34triplex0.354
  35. 35sergeant0.354
  36. 36storage0.353
  37. 37inverter0.353
  38. 38compartment0.352
  39. 39faceplate0.352
  40. 40housing0.352
  41. 41regiment0.351
  42. 42compressor0.350
  43. 43operations0.349
  44. 44infantry0.349
  45. 45subunits0.349
  46. 46measurement0.348
  47. 47corps0.348
  48. 48command0.348
  49. 49floor0.347
  50. 50converter0.347
  51. 51microprocessor0.347
  52. 52circuitry0.346
  53. 53operational0.346
  54. 54room0.345
  55. 55subassembly0.345
  56. 56evaporator0.345
  57. 57headquarter0.344
  58. 58operative0.344
  59. 59assembly0.341
  60. 60shelving0.341
  61. 61vehicle0.341
  62. 62apartment0.340
  63. 63area0.340
  64. 64suite0.339
  65. 65regimental0.339
  66. 66separate0.338
  67. 67modular0.338
  68. 68neonatal0.337
  69. 69bedroom0.337
  70. 70commando0.336
  71. 71serviceman0.335
  72. 72squadron0.335
  73. 73sensor0.332
  74. 74blower0.331
  75. 75location0.330
  76. 76barrack0.330
  77. 77components0.330
  78. 78battery0.330
  79. 79group0.329
  80. 80adapter0.329
  81. 81element0.328
  82. 82barracks0.327
  83. 83echelon0.326
  84. 84operable0.326
  85. 85processor0.324
  86. 86assigned0.323
  87. 87platoons0.323
  88. 88thermostat0.322
  89. 89organization0.321
  90. 90technician0.321
  91. 91depot0.321
  92. 92dispenser0.320
  93. 93machine0.320
  94. 94bdrm0.319
  95. 95chassis0.319
  96. 96subsystems0.318
  97. 97center0.318
  98. 98conditioning0.317
  99. 99baseboard0.317
  100. 100detachment0.316

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