WordRank
Daily puzzle · May 12, 2026

WordRank Day #6

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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Answer revealed
The answer waspress

This puzzle's semantic breakdown

"press" falls between "clustered" and "isolated". "presses", "pressing", "release" are its neighbors, the nearest ("presses") reaches 0.623, and the top-10 averages 0.5 — fuzzy edges, so it takes a few probes to feel out.

From rank 1 to rank 100, similarity eases down 0.308 (from 0.623 to 0.315). That's a gentle slope: relevance spreads evenly, so plenty of "warm-ish" guesses but a pinpoint hit takes patience.

Don't overlook "releases" — a solid 0.487, yet tucked off the main "presses" line. This kind of "doesn't-look-like-the-answer but is" word is frequently the pivotal move here.

Top 100 words closest in meaning

These are the words closest in semantic space to "press". Highest similarity first. Every entry is part of WordRank's 60k-word vocabulary.

  1. 1presses0.623
  2. 2pressing0.521
  3. 3release0.510
  4. 4media0.506
  5. 5releases0.487
  6. 6junket0.481
  7. 7conference0.477
  8. 8pressed0.475
  9. 9presser0.463
  10. 10journalists0.461
  11. 11reporters0.460
  12. 12briefing0.458
  13. 13button0.455
  14. 14news0.437
  15. 15spacebar0.430
  16. 16publicity0.430
  17. 17tabloid0.405
  18. 18printing0.402
  19. 19newswire0.402
  20. 20conferences0.398
  21. 21briefings0.397
  22. 22spokesmen0.392
  23. 23newspaper0.389
  24. 24trumpeted0.388
  25. 25journos0.388
  26. 26newspapers0.382
  27. 27panini0.381
  28. 28publications0.380
  29. 29blitz0.379
  30. 30buttons0.378
  31. 31publicist0.375
  32. 32communique0.374
  33. 33announcing0.374
  34. 34headlines0.373
  35. 35lever0.373
  36. 36publishing0.373
  37. 37spokespeople0.367
  38. 38announcement0.366
  39. 39platen0.364
  40. 40sensationalist0.364
  41. 41publish0.363
  42. 42publicists0.363
  43. 43trouser0.360
  44. 44reports0.359
  45. 45tabloids0.358
  46. 46clippings0.357
  47. 47push0.356
  48. 48broadsheet0.354
  49. 49fawning0.353
  50. 50outlets0.351
  51. 51journo0.350
  52. 52lambasted0.349
  53. 53retraction0.348
  54. 54reps0.348
  55. 55ctrl0.348
  56. 56flack0.346
  57. 57publicize0.345
  58. 58coverage0.345
  59. 59trumpeting0.345
  60. 60reporter0.344
  61. 61corps0.343
  62. 62headline0.342
  63. 63teleconference0.342
  64. 64newsmen0.339
  65. 65publishers0.338
  66. 66hotkey0.337
  67. 67laudatory0.337
  68. 68secretary0.337
  69. 69publicise0.337
  70. 70medias0.336
  71. 71publication0.335
  72. 72retract0.335
  73. 73announcements0.334
  74. 74shutter0.333
  75. 75blurbs0.330
  76. 76propaganda0.330
  77. 77official0.330
  78. 78statement0.330
  79. 79backspace0.330
  80. 80confab0.330
  81. 81rep0.328
  82. 82drill0.327
  83. 83cuttings0.325
  84. 84officials0.323
  85. 85print0.323
  86. 86lapdog0.323
  87. 87pretrial0.322
  88. 88hold0.322
  89. 89preview0.319
  90. 90mainstream0.319
  91. 91lambasting0.318
  92. 92bigwigs0.318
  93. 93pilloried0.318
  94. 94furor0.317
  95. 95breathlessly0.317
  96. 96editorial0.317
  97. 97denounce0.316
  98. 98pundits0.316
  99. 99blurb0.315
  100. 100photocall0.315

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