WordRank
Daily puzzle · July 18, 2026

WordRank Day #73

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. 73
WORDRANK POSTAL BUREAU

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Answer revealed
The answer wassenator

This puzzle's semantic breakdown

"senator" is a clustering word this round. A top-10 mean of 0.686 means it's surrounded by close synonyms — "congressman", "senators", "legislator" being the tightest — so landing on the right direction pays off immediately.

The decay here is sharp — it starts at 0.808 and is down to 0.412 by rank 100, a 0.396 fall. Past the very top words, everything goes cold quickly.

One easily-missed direction: "lawmaker" scores 0.69 and ranks high, yet it isn't on the same path as "congressman". 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 "senator". Highest similarity first. Every entry is part of WordRank's 60k-word vocabulary.

  1. 1congressman0.808
  2. 2senators0.725
  3. 3legislator0.715
  4. 4senate0.708
  5. 5congresswoman0.697
  6. 6lawmaker0.690
  7. 7governor0.664
  8. 8politician0.625
  9. 9senatorial0.615
  10. 10congressmen0.611
  11. 11assemblyman0.586
  12. 12democrat0.569
  13. 13legislature0.550
  14. 14legislators0.546
  15. 15parliamentarian0.541
  16. 16republican0.541
  17. 17lobbyist0.540
  18. 18mayor0.537
  19. 19aide0.534
  20. 20caucus0.532
  21. 21officeholder0.532
  22. 22gubernatorial0.526
  23. 23congressional0.524
  24. 24lawmakers0.524
  25. 25staffer0.516
  26. 26comptroller0.516
  27. 27diplomat0.509
  28. 28secretary0.508
  29. 29politico0.507
  30. 30statesman0.506
  31. 31president0.506
  32. 32jurist0.502
  33. 33councilman0.498
  34. 34republicans0.494
  35. 35consul0.494
  36. 36appointee0.492
  37. 37officeholders0.488
  38. 38attorney0.481
  39. 39statehouse0.480
  40. 40colonel0.480
  41. 41reelection0.480
  42. 42prosecutor0.478
  43. 43treasurer0.476
  44. 44elected0.474
  45. 45councilor0.469
  46. 46presidential0.469
  47. 47deputy0.468
  48. 48lawyer0.468
  49. 49congress0.466
  50. 50governorship0.461
  51. 51reelected0.459
  52. 52lieutenant0.458
  53. 53governors0.457
  54. 54tribune0.455
  55. 55ambassador0.455
  56. 56speechwriter0.452
  57. 57politicians0.449
  58. 58businessman0.449
  59. 59democrats0.449
  60. 60state0.446
  61. 61parliament0.442
  62. 62alderman0.442
  63. 63nominee0.441
  64. 64demagogue0.439
  65. 65selectman0.437
  66. 66commissioner0.436
  67. 67citizen0.434
  68. 68undersecretary0.432
  69. 69candidate0.432
  70. 70patrician0.430
  71. 71schoolteacher0.430
  72. 72turncoat0.430
  73. 73legislatures0.430
  74. 74prez0.429
  75. 75sheriff0.429
  76. 76orator0.429
  77. 77dictator0.428
  78. 78elector0.428
  79. 79brigadier0.427
  80. 80filibuster0.427
  81. 81minister0.426
  82. 82gop0.425
  83. 83pols0.425
  84. 84presidency0.422
  85. 85newsman0.422
  86. 86admiral0.421
  87. 87incumbent0.421
  88. 88aides0.420
  89. 89firebrand0.420
  90. 90commander0.416
  91. 91legislative0.415
  92. 92parliamentarians0.415
  93. 93presidents0.414
  94. 94bishop0.414
  95. 95parliamentary0.413
  96. 96judgeship0.413
  97. 97professor0.413
  98. 98impeached0.413
  99. 99envoy0.412
  100. 100protege0.412

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