Daily semantic word game
Meaning Hunt
Guess the secret word by meaning, not spelling.
Meaning Hunt
Loading today's Meaning Hunt puzzle.
What is Meaning Hunt?
Meaning Hunt is a daily word puzzle where each guess is scored by semantic closeness. The answer is a common word, and your job is to follow the meaning trail until you find rank #1.
How to play
- 1 Open today's Meaning Hunt puzzle and read the word length clue.
- 2 Enter one safe single-word guess.
- 3 Use the returned rank, percentile, and closeness label to decide whether your idea is getting closer.
- 4 Keep guessing until you find rank #1, then copy a spoiler-free result.
What does rank mean?
Rank is an ordered closeness clue. A lower rank means your guess is closer in meaning to the secret word. Rank #1 is the answer. The browser receives only the result for each guess, not the full rank map.
- Lower rank means closer in meaning.
- Rank #1 is the secret word.
- The best local result is a solve with fewer guesses and a faster time.
- Shared results show guesses and best rank without revealing the target word.
Tips and strategy
- Start with broad common nouns, places, actions, feelings, or objects.
- When a guess is warm, try neighboring ideas rather than spelling variants.
- If a guess is cold, switch category completely.
- Watch your best rank instead of only the latest guess.
Examples
A close idea
If the answer belongs to food, a fruit or kitchen word will usually be more useful than a vehicle or weather word.
A cold idea
If a guess is cold, do not keep changing letters. Change the meaning category and try a different kind of word.
FAQ
Does Meaning Hunt use AI for each guess?
No. Normal gameplay uses precomputed semantic rankings loaded from private puzzle data.
Do I need an account?
No. Progress is stored in localStorage with a local guest ID.
Can the share text reveal the answer?
No. Share text includes the date, result, guess count, and best rank, but not the target word.
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