WordRank
Daily puzzle · June 18, 2026

WordRank Day #43

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. 43
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JOY
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RUNNER-UP
LES
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Answer revealed
The answer waslieutenant

This puzzle's semantic breakdown

Look at the neighbor spread and "lieutenant" lands in a very dense pocket (top-10 mean 0.656). "sergeant", "colonel", "lieutenants" practically touch it, which means once a guess hits the cluster, the rest comes easier and easier.

From rank 1 to rank 100, similarity eases down 0.329 (from 0.728 to 0.398). That's a gentle slope: relevance spreads evenly, so plenty of "warm-ish" guesses but a pinpoint hit takes patience.

Watch "brigadier": it ranks high at 0.665 but heads a different way than "sergeant". 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 "lieutenant". Highest similarity first. Every entry is part of WordRank's 60k-word vocabulary.

  1. 1sergeant0.728
  2. 2colonel0.727
  3. 3lieutenants0.678
  4. 4adjutant0.674
  5. 5brigadier0.665
  6. 6commander0.663
  7. 7commandant0.640
  8. 8officer0.621
  9. 9quartermaster0.589
  10. 10sergeants0.581
  11. 11ensign0.570
  12. 12midshipman0.568
  13. 13captain0.566
  14. 14admiral0.556
  15. 15deputy0.544
  16. 16governor0.543
  17. 17cadet0.538
  18. 18marshal0.522
  19. 19patrolman0.507
  20. 20soldier0.500
  21. 21colonels0.499
  22. 22battalion0.496
  23. 23reservist0.495
  24. 24paymaster0.492
  25. 25commanders0.490
  26. 26corporal0.487
  27. 27army0.485
  28. 28commanding0.482
  29. 29officers0.482
  30. 30paratrooper0.478
  31. 31airman0.477
  32. 32chief0.476
  33. 33constable0.475
  34. 34sheriff0.475
  35. 35crewman0.474
  36. 36policeman0.471
  37. 37chaplain0.467
  38. 38provost0.465
  39. 39bodyguard0.463
  40. 40brevet0.460
  41. 41commissar0.459
  42. 42senator0.458
  43. 43infantry0.454
  44. 44enlisted0.449
  45. 45consul0.448
  46. 46comptroller0.448
  47. 47gunner0.448
  48. 48platoon0.446
  49. 49regiment0.446
  50. 50viceroy0.446
  51. 51commanded0.443
  52. 52regimental0.442
  53. 53deserter0.440
  54. 54aide0.439
  55. 55midshipmen0.437
  56. 56militia0.433
  57. 57squadron0.432
  58. 58seaman0.432
  59. 59secretary0.430
  60. 60rifleman0.429
  61. 61prosecutor0.429
  62. 62cop0.429
  63. 63generals0.428
  64. 64copilot0.426
  65. 65warlord0.426
  66. 66admirals0.426
  67. 67infantryman0.425
  68. 68commodore0.425
  69. 69rank0.424
  70. 70mayor0.424
  71. 71governorship0.424
  72. 72solider0.422
  73. 73helmsman0.421
  74. 74nobleman0.419
  75. 75military0.418
  76. 76inspector0.417
  77. 77cavalry0.417
  78. 78cadets0.416
  79. 79guardsmen0.416
  80. 80superintendent0.415
  81. 81conscript0.415
  82. 82warden0.413
  83. 83subordinate0.412
  84. 84undersecretary0.410
  85. 85bombardier0.409
  86. 86vice0.409
  87. 87trainee0.407
  88. 88garrison0.404
  89. 89firefighter0.403
  90. 90enlistment0.402
  91. 91appointee0.402
  92. 92command0.401
  93. 93clerk0.401
  94. 94courtier0.401
  95. 95brigade0.401
  96. 96gunnery0.400
  97. 97infantrymen0.399
  98. 98kinsman0.399
  99. 99commissioner0.398
  100. 100crewmember0.398

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