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Rabbit Hole

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Hop from a start word to a target word in as few steps as you can, linking words by rhyme, synonym or antonym. Most players finish in seven or eight hops.

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Platforms
Web
Publisher
Zureus Ltd

What is Rabbit Hole?

Rabbit Hole is a daily word puzzle in which you 'hop' from a start word to a target word using as few intermediate words as possible. Hops can be based on rhyme, synonym or antonym connections. The game validates submitted words against a growing human-curated connections library and several linguistic data sources to determine whether each hop is accepted.

How to play

  1. Open the daily puzzle and view the start and target words (the goal is to hop to the target).
  2. Enter a word as a hop; the game checks that submission against its connections library and external sources.
  3. Use rhyme, synonym or antonym relationships to form valid hops; undo a hop if needed or reveal a hint word when stuck.
  4. Complete the route to collect rewards and view stats, results, or share your route.

Why play Rabbit Hole?

Puzzles are hand-crafted and tested by humans and aim to be challenging but fair. The game encourages creative thinking across rhyme, synonym and antonym links, offers rewards and stats, and presents a daily puzzle that invites exploration of many possible routes.

Reading the feedback

Submitted words are checked against a growing, human-curated connections library; for words not in the library the site uses Datamuse, RhymeBrain, WordNet and ConceptNet to evaluate connections. The interface shows progress and outcomes (for example, stats, rewards on completion, 'Already played today! Next puzzle in 00:00:00', and aggregate hints such as 'Most players complete this in 7-8 hops').

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Core play
A daily word-puzzle route where you hop from a start word to a target using rhyme, synonym, or antonym connections. The interface supports submitting hops, undoing hops, revealing a hint word, collecting rewards on completion, and viewing stats.

Tips & strategy

  • Be creative: there are many different routes and thousands of possible routes.
  • Use rhyme, synonym and antonym relationships (the site lists these connection types explicitly).
  • Use 'Undo a hop' to reverse a submission and 'Reveal a hint word' if you're stuck.
  • Aim for fewer hops: the game notes typical completion in around 7-8 hops.

Popular questions

How are submitted words checked?

When you submit a word, it is checked against a growing human-curated connections library built from player feedback. For words not yet in the library the game uses Datamuse, RhymeBrain, WordNet and ConceptNet as additional sources.

What if a word connection feels wrong or is missing?

The site asks players to report a connection that feels wrong or missing by email, and player feedback feeds the connections library.

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