Chainle glossary — the words players use
Every term this guide uses, defined in plain English. Useful on its own, and handy when a scoring or strategy page sends you here.
In this section
- Bridge word
The single word you submit in a round that connects all the clue words through meaning.
- Close meaning round
Round 5 of Chainle: a meaning cue is given and you must find a different word that preserves that sense; oppos
- Near miss
A plausible guess that is strongly related to one clue but only weakly related to the others, so it scores poo
- Semantic similarity
A measure of how close two words are in meaning, derived from word-use patterns and expressed here as a streng
- Specificity adjustment
A penalty in bridge rounds: vague words such as 'something' or 'good' get their per-clue strengths multiplied
- Weakest link
The lowest of the per-clue similarity strengths in a round; it is weighted 20% of the score, so one missing co
- How to Play
Round types, valid-word rules and game modes explained.
- Scoring Explained
How the 80/20 semantic scoring works and why good answers score low.
- Strategy
Bridge-word types, a picking decision tree and common mistakes.
- Bridge Words
Dictionary of word pairs: what connects pizza and pasta, and why.
- Answers & Archive
Spoiler-tiered hint system and past puzzles by pattern.
- Compare
Chainle vs Semantle, Wordle, Connections and more.
- FAQ
Reset time, rejected words, progress sync and other questions.
- Tools
Bridge word finder and site search, running entirely in your browser.