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Find the secret word by meaning: every guess is ranked by how close it is to the answer, from 1 down to thousands.
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SemantleDaily Word Game Where You Guess by Meaning, Not Spelling
Semantle hides one secret word a day and scores each of your guesses by how close its meaning is, measured with a word2vec language model. Spelling does not matter; you follow the similarity numbers, and a proximity rank once you are among the thousand closest words, until you land on the answer. It's free to play in your browser, with one word a day and no account needed. There is no unlimited mode, but past puzzles can be replayed from the archive.
Play Semantle →Opens the official site, semantle.com
How to play Semantle
- Type any single word and press Guess.
- Read its similarity score: higher means closer in meaning to the secret word.
- Once a guess is among the 1,000 nearest words, it also shows its rank out of 1,000.
- Keep guessing (there is no limit) until you find the word, or use a hint.
Tips
- Start with very different broad words (an animal, a feeling, a verb, a place) to see which area scores best.
- The model links words that appear in similar contexts, so opposites can score high too.
- When you are in the top thousand, try synonyms and different forms of your best guess.
We never post the answer to today's puzzle.
Watch out for copies
Several other sites use the Semantle name. The original is at semantle.com, by David Turner; that's the only one we link to.
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Semantle FAQ
What is Semantle?
Semantle hides one secret word a day and scores each of your guesses by how close its meaning is, measured with a word2vec language model. Spelling does not matter; you follow the similarity numbers, and a proximity rank once you are among the thousand closest words, until you land on the answer. It's free to play in your browser, with one word a day and no account needed.
Is Semantle free?
Yes. It's free to play in your browser, with one word a day and no account needed.
Does Semantle have an unlimited mode?
There is no unlimited mode, but past puzzles can be replayed from the archive.
Can you play Semantle on a phone?
Yes, in the phone browser.
Where is the official Semantle site?
Semantle is played at semantle.com, made by David Turner. Other sites use the same name; they are not the original.
All the Dles is an unofficial directory. Semantle belongs to David Turner; we only link to it. Added Oct 23, 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.