WordRank Day #32
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.
Solve wall
5 solved this one
- 4JHB
- 5EMI
This puzzle's semantic breakdown
The space around "football" is crowded. "soccer", "footbal", "basketball" sit almost on top of it, and the top-10 averages a high 0.645 similarity — so the moment you find the right thread, your rank shoots up.
A 0.351 similarity gap (0.77 → 0.419) means a peaked distribution: nailing the top words is hugely rewarding, and just missing them drops you off a cliff.
Watch "gridiron": it ranks high at 0.621 but heads a different way than "soccer". Fixate on the handy synonyms and you'll brush right past it — yet it's often the key to this round.
Top 100 words closest in meaning
These are the words closest in semantic space to "football". Highest similarity first. Every entry is part of WordRank's 60k-word vocabulary.
- 1soccer0.770
- 2footbal0.681
- 3basketball0.675
- 4rugby0.660
- 5footballers0.631
- 6gridiron0.621
- 7baseball0.615
- 8futsal0.607
- 9footballing0.602
- 10sports0.594
- 11athletics0.589
- 12footballs0.583
- 13volleyball0.578
- 14hockey0.576
- 15handball0.574
- 16futbol0.568
- 17league0.567
- 18footy0.565
- 19footballer0.561
- 20quarterback0.548
- 21sport0.545
- 22pigskin0.537
- 23lacrosse0.532
- 24stadium0.532
- 25athletic0.529
- 26softball0.527
- 27gameday0.521
- 28fullback0.520
- 29cricket0.516
- 30college0.514
- 31player0.514
- 32club0.511
- 33stadiums0.509
- 34coach0.507
- 35goalkeeper0.507
- 36scrimmage0.507
- 37midfielder0.505
- 38quarterbacks0.503
- 39footie0.497
- 40linebacker0.494
- 41basketbal0.493
- 42tennis0.493
- 43placekicker0.493
- 44game0.492
- 45players0.491
- 46cornerback0.484
- 47wrestling0.483
- 48fullbacks0.477
- 49coaches0.476
- 50bball0.472
- 51leagues0.470
- 52nfl0.470
- 53punter0.468
- 54collegiate0.468
- 55linebackers0.467
- 56varsity0.466
- 57championship0.465
- 58athlete0.464
- 59teams0.461
- 60netball0.460
- 61goalkeepers0.459
- 62badminton0.457
- 63team0.457
- 64boxing0.456
- 65coaching0.456
- 66coache0.455
- 67premiership0.454
- 68goalkeeping0.453
- 69halfback0.453
- 70preseason0.450
- 71lineman0.448
- 72tailgating0.445
- 73playmaker0.444
- 74hooliganism0.443
- 75tailback0.443
- 76goalscorer0.442
- 77jerseys0.442
- 78sporting0.441
- 79kickball0.441
- 80stadia0.438
- 81sportscaster0.438
- 82intercollegiate0.437
- 83athletes0.437
- 84clubs0.435
- 85cornerbacks0.434
- 86games0.431
- 87striker0.430
- 88squad0.429
- 89sideline0.425
- 90ball0.424
- 91tournament0.424
- 92punting0.424
- 93ncaa0.424
- 94midfield0.423
- 95golf0.423
- 96derby0.422
- 97scrimmages0.421
- 98intramural0.420
- 99referees0.419
- 100polo0.419
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