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Work · April 24, 2019

The Word Of The Day Is

A daily guessing game in Slack where you can win $1,000

The Word Of The Day Is launched on April 24, 2019 with 94 votes, #352 of 3,128 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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What it does

A daily guessing game that goes down in Slack. Whoever guesses the “word of the day” first wins $1,000. Start guessing today!

A daily slack contest to guess the secret word of the day. The first person to comment with the correct word will win $1000.

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