Timbre
Guess the word by how it sounds
You gave up today. The word was .
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Last Guess
Score = how similar your guess sounds to the hidden word
Resets at midnight in your local timezone
Made by Alex Salwitz
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Timbre
A new word every day — guess it by sound
Guess the hidden daily word. Enter any word between 5 and 10 letters. You get unlimited tries — there's no wrong number of guesses.
Every guess scores 0–100 based on how similar it sounds to the answer — spelling doesn't matter.
Sound is everything. "shimmer" and "glimmer" score nearly identically (81%). "stumble" scores closer to "tumble" (76%) than to "scatter" (29%).
Same word for everyone, resets daily at midnight. Your progress saves automatically.
Win every day to build your streak. Miss a day and it resets!
Resets at midnight in your local timezone — a new word every day.
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Phonetic Clues
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Give Up?
You'll see today's word but won't be able to keep guessing. This counts as a loss.
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Today's word was
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Come back tomorrow for a new word!
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How Scoring Works
Your score (1–100) shows how closely your guess sounds like the hidden word.

20% of your score is based on starting sound — do the words begin with the same sound?

20% of your score is based on syllable count — how many syllables does each word have?

30% of your score is based on vowels — do the vowel sounds line up throughout the word?

30% of your score is based on word ending — do the words share a similar ending?

We also use a tool called Double Metaphone — similar to what spell-checkers use — to convert both words into phonetic codes and compare them. This nudges your whole score up or down.

If Phonetic Clues are on, green highlights in your guess show which of these four things matched.

Pssst, did you know you're on the dev site? That's not a bad thing! That just means you're a tester while Timbre is being developed. The game is now live at timbre.today, but this version may be a bit more recent.  •  Release Notes →