Semantic Drift

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

1 Add or subtract a word

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

king + woman → queen

Royalty stays, gender flips.

superhero − powers → hero

Strip the powers, and what's left is still a hero.

elephant + room → secret

Unrelated words can have intuitive answers.

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

Target word

fire

frost + rain → sleet

300+

Not in fire's top 300 at all - about as far from flame as it gets.

sleet + wind → storm

#150

Rank 150 of 300 - steering closer to the target.

storm + lightning → flame

Rank 7 of 300 - right next to the target.

After 5 attempts (or sooner, if you land exactly on the target), your single best result becomes your score. Lower wins.