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.
- Rare & Beautiful Words 50 words mellifluouspetrichorsusurrusephemeral Explore →
- Literary Style & Mood 75 words elegiacwrysonorousliminal Explore →
- Social & Emotional Nuance 164 words sondersaudadecompersionwistful Explore →
- Modern Science & Tech 77 words emergentheuristiclatencyentropy Explore →
- Ideas & Arguments 64 words salienttacitcorollarynuance Explore →
- Elegant Everyday Vocabulary 88 words candiddeftpoiseastute Explore →
How it works
Three simple steps
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Capture it
Add any word, phrase, or idea the moment it catches your eye. It might come from a book, a conversation, or one of our collections.
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Let it come back
Wordsmith schedules a practice session using a spaced-repetition algorithm, timed to the moment you’re about to forget.
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It sticks
A few unhurried reviews and the word is simply yours. It is 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.
Start building a vocabulary that lasts
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