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24 alternatives to Word of The Hour
Easily expand your vocabulary with a new word, every hour 🕖
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Word of The Hour launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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1000 Wordsâ–²256Learn the most common 1000 words of popular languages
2020 · mostcommonwords.co · its alternatives →
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Everydayâ–²534Get tasks done across apps with plain English
2025 · everyday.new · its alternatives →
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WordsAPIâ–²263An API for the english language. Definitions, related words, rhymes, and more.
2015 · wordsapi.com · its alternatives →
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WordMentorâ–²109Expand your vocabulary, elevate your communication
2023 · datachef.co · its alternatives →
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Hi! Wanted to share the project I really wanted to have. TLDR; this app lets you create your own list of words and you get a Duolingo-like experience (kind of, still needs a lot of features) practicing those words in their context. My English is not the best but not the worst either. But I realized I can't boost it up after a certain level! In my belief, in order to truly learn a language, you need to be exposed to that language often. Vocabulary is the key factor here if you really want to improve in any language. My experience is that when I read a book to improve my English vocabulary, I…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Wordiâ–²56Word-saving application for building new vocabulary
2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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I’ve long thought that the Word of the Day was a wasted genre. The goal should be to give you words you can use; to enrich your understanding of words you already know; or at least to use words to tell you something neat about the world. Instead, what you usually get is words that will never be used in conversation, held up as curios. Some examples from Dictionary.com’s daily email: thewless, balladmonger, vagility, contextomy. These words are... not useful. I’ve always thought I could do better. My friend Ben recently created a daily puzzle game, called Bracket City, launched here on HN…
2025 · its alternatives →
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Blarmaâ–²81Build vocabulary - learn words & languages with techniques
2022 · blarma.com · its alternatives →
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Medieval word of the day with widgets
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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A daily guessing game in Slack where you can win $1,000
2019 · thewordoftheday.is · its alternatives →
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Barneyâ–²87Improve your reading skills in English and learn new words
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Highlight new words in pages and learn languages in context
Oct 2025 · vocabulary.live · its alternatives →
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One Daily Wordâ–²6Android App that helps you to learn a new word every day
2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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VocAppâ–²86Learn foreign words via notifications & flashcards
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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2011 · wordstash.com · its alternatives →
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