Read the definition, guess the word, beat the clock. Ten words a day, the same ten for everyone, and one leaderboard to settle it.
| Day | Score | Correct | Time on solves |
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| Word | Time | Points |
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| # | Player | Score | Correct | Time |
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A normal dictionary takes you from word to meaning. This game runs it backwards: you get the meaning and race to produce the word. Every day there is one shared round of ten definitions, from everyday vocabulary up to the kind of words that win arguments, and every player in the world faces the same ten against the same 30-second clock.
The leaderboard ranks by score, then by the total time spent on solved words, so two players with the same score are separated by who was quicker. You get one scored run per day, and a new round opens at midnight UTC.
The words live on our server, not in the page. Your browser only ever receives the definition; each guess is checked server-side, the clock is enforced server-side, and the answer is revealed only after you solve the word, skip it, or run out of time. That is what keeps a shared leaderboard honest. It also makes this game the one exception to our usual browser-only rule, so here is exactly what gets stored: your guesses are checked and discarded, and we keep only your scores, solve times, and an auto-generated handle like "Brisk Otter #4821". No name, no email on the board, no personal data.
It flips a normal dictionary around: you read the definition and type the word it describes. Here you get ten definitions a day with 30 seconds each, and everyone in the world plays the same ten words.
Each solved word starts at 100 points, minus any hints you bought (first letter costs 15, letter count costs 10), plus a speed bonus of 1 point for every full second left on the clock. Missed or skipped words score zero, so the number of words you get right drives the score and speed settles the ties.
No. Anonymous players get an auto-generated handle and land on the same daily leaderboard as everyone else. Logging in keeps your history, stats, and handle consistent across devices instead of tied to one browser.
No. The words and answers are never sent to your browser; guesses are checked on the server, and the timer and scoring are enforced there too. A word is only revealed after you solve it, skip it, or run out of time.
A new set of ten words goes live at midnight UTC every day, and the results screen shows a countdown. You get one scored attempt per day, so make it count.