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24 alternatives to Word of the Year
Better than New Year’s resolutions
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Define, reflect & embrace your year with words
2023 · its alternatives →
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My Resolution▲100A minimalistic way to fulfill your New Year's Resolution
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Easily expand your vocabulary with a new word, every hour 🕖
2018 · wordofthehour.org · its alternatives →
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Start the year by reflecting the past and mapping the future
2023 · hdfocal.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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188 questions to reflect, integrate, & set yearly intentions
2019 · betweenthebarsplay.com · its alternatives →
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Make 2021 a better year: personal advice, goals & meditation
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Reflection exercise to make 2017 your best year yet
2017 · theannualreview.shipyoursideproject.com · its alternatives →
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A guided review to help you make sense of and grow from 2020
2020 · reflection.app · 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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2011 · wordstash.com · its alternatives →
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Your 2018 Review▲130A simple questionnaire for reviewing your year.
2018 · getzeno.app · its alternatives →
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Hello! I made a web application for my friend and I to use as part of a New Year’s resolution and decided to open it up to the public. It’s pretty simple but I’ve really enjoyed building it and using it so far. I’ve written ~10,000 words, which is a lot more than I used to write. Enjoy and be nice!
2022 · fivehundredwordsaday.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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Wordi▲56Word-saving application for building new vocabulary
2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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No more forgetting our yearly aspirations
2021 · yetanotheryear.com · its alternatives →
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A simple words counter
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Get perspective on 2022 before you dive into the year ahead
2022 · reflection.app · its alternatives →
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