Hunch: Guess by Meaning
Daily Word Puzzle Brain Game
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Now in Spanish and English! Guess today's word by meaning, warm up as you get closer, and quiz Wick, the AI Keeper on your iPhone. All private, all offline.
Guess the secret word by meaning, not spelling. Type any word and Hunch tells you how close it is — icy blue when you're cold, warming to red-hot as you close in. One fresh word a day, the same for everyone.
And the whole thing runs on your iPhone. Most apps that say "AI" ship everything to a server; Hunch keeps it local. The meaning-based scoring and the AI "Keeper" both run on your device, so it works on a plane, on the subway, anywhere with no signal. Nothing you type ever leaves your phone.
Now in English and Spanish — switch anytime in Settings.
HOW IT PLAYS
There's one secret word each day. Type any word and Hunch scores it by meaning, not letters. Cold guesses stay icy blue; you heat toward red as you get closer, and the screen warms along with you. Every guess also tells you whether you got warmer or colder than your best, so you always know when you're onto something.
MEET WICK, THE KEEPER
Stuck? Put Wick to work — the on-device AI guarding the word. Tap one of his suggested questions or type your own, like "Is it alive?" or "Bigger than a car?", and he answers honestly. He'll never just tell you the word, but he cheers you on as you close in and celebrates when you finally land it.
WHY HUNCH
- Plays fully offline, so you can take it anywhere
- On-device and private: nothing you type leaves your phone
- One fresh word a day, the same for everyone
- Scores by meaning, not letters — "running" and "run" both count
- Play in English or Spanish
- Hints that nudge you without giving it away
- Streaks, stats, and a result you can share
- A practice mode with tougher words whenever you want
- No account, no ads, no tracking
Can you find today's word?
Hunch is free to play. Optional coins unlock extra hints and questions, and the daily puzzle is always free.
You can ask Wick your own questions on any iPhone. With Apple Intelligence turned on, he understands free-form questions and replies in his own words. On other iPhones, he answers the essentials offline — what kind of thing it is, how big it is, and whether it's alive. Tapping his suggested questions works on every device.
Hunch now speaks Spanish!
The big one this update: you can play Hunch entirely in Spanish — the daily word, your guesses, the hints, and Wick himself. Switch anytime from the new Settings screen (tap the gear up top). Everyone still gets the same word each day in whichever language you play, so an English "ocean" and a Spanish "océano" are the exact same puzzle.
Now on many more iPhones.
Hunch used to require the newest iOS. Not anymore — it runs on far more iPhones now, so you can play on older devices too. Wick still uses Apple Intelligence where it's available, and answers offline everywhere else.
A full year of daily words.
Hundreds of fresh secret words are in the rotation now, so the daily stays surprising for a long time to come.
Guess in either language.
Playing in Spanish but the English word came to mind first? Type it anyway — Hunch knows common words in both languages and scores them the same.
Plus polish throughout: a cleaner Settings screen, a friendlier "did you mean?", steadier scoring, and lots of little fixes.
Thanks for playing. If Hunch has earned a spot on your home screen, a rating really helps.
The developer, JASON EVAN PAGE, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- JASON EVAN PAGE
- Size
- 2.1 MB
- Category
- Word
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- 100 Coins $0.99
- 1500 Coins $6.99
- 550 Coins $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Jason Page
