Semantic Drift

Combine words by adding and subtracting meaning - see how close you can land to a hidden target.

You get 5 attempts to get as close as possible to the target word. Your best (lowest) score across all 5 is your final result.

Examples

king + woman → queen

Royalty stays, gender flips.

superhero − cape → human

Subtract the costume, and the hero underneath is just a person.

monday + alarm → betrayal

Two ordinary annoyances combine into something almost personal.

1 Add or subtract a word

Type any real word and toggle + or − to combine it with your current word.

woman + king

2 See your rank

The result gets ranked against the target's list of closest words - the lower the number, the closer you are.

unranked

rank 1

3 Make the most of 5 attempts

Each attempt chains onto the last, so you can keep steering your word - or branch back to an earlier one for free. After 5 attempts (or sooner, if you land exactly on the target), your single best rank becomes your score. Lower wins.

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