Chainle terminology · glossary
Close meaning round
Definition: Round 5 of Chainle: a meaning cue is given and you must find a different word that preserves that sense; opposites cap at 100 points.
Examples
- Cue: 'a word meaning happy' → any word that keeps that same sense can score.
The close-meaning round is Chainle’s fifth and final round, and it changes the task from the first four. Instead of connecting two or three clue words, you are given a meaning cue — a sense to hold onto — and your job is to find a different word that preserves that sense.
Two rules set the round apart. First, the specificity adjustment does not apply here: the ×0.6 penalty for vague words is a bridge-round rule, so it never touches round 5. Second, opposites are specially limited: a word that means the opposite of the cue cannot earn more than 100 points, so antonym gambits are capped rather than rewarded.
The round rewards vocabulary depth rather than association breadth: the more words you know that hover around a given sense, the more candidates you can weigh before submitting. It also closes the game on a different kind of thinking — after four rounds of bridging distinct clues, round 5 asks you to stay inside one meaning.
Why it matters
Round 5 plays by different rules, and treating it like a bridge round is a common mistake. Remember the changes — no vagueness penalty, and a 100-point cap on opposites — for a steady finish.