Wordsmith

Vocabulary that sticks

Wordsmith

/ˈwəːdsmɪθ/ proper noun

a place to save the words, phrases, concepts and quotes that matter to you, and practise them until they're yours.

Capture what catches your ear. A spaced-repetition schedule brings each word back just before you'd forget it, and practice exercises help you remember it. That's how a word you read once becomes a word you use.

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Curated collections

A store of sets worth having

Hand-picked collections of words that reward knowing them — from the rare and beautiful to the sharp and useful. Browse any of them on the web, then save the ones you love to learn in the app.

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How it works

Three simple steps

  1. 1

    Capture it

    Add any word, phrase, or idea the moment it catches your eye — from a book, a conversation, or one of our collections.

  2. 2

    Let it come back

    Wordsmith schedules a practice session using a spaced-repetition algorithm — timed to the moment you’re about to forget.

  3. 3

    It sticks

    A few unhurried reviews and the word is simply yours — ready when you reach for it, no cramming required.

Spaced repetition, made visible

It comes back — right on time

One word, plotted across its first few weeks. Memory fades between reviews; each review lands just as it begins to slip — a little later every time, until the word stays with you.

Memory-retention curve for the word “mellifluous” Retention dips between reviews and refreshes at each review — Today, in 3 days, in 1 week, in 3 weeks — until the word is retained. mellifluous Today in 3 days in 1 week in 3 weeks yours
a review the dip is the forgetting — each review catches it a little later

Start building a vocabulary that lasts

Wordsmith is on Android today — free to start, no account needed to browse.

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