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Show HN: WordFor – a free, open, private reverse dictionary running on browser

https://wordfor.xyz/
2•zshn25•1h ago
We all know the feeling: can’t remember the word but we know what it means. That’s why I built:

WordFor - a reverse dictionary where you describe a concept and it suggests the word you’re looking for.

- Runs entirely in the browser (no server calls) - No ads, tracking, or accounts - Low latency (results show up immediately as you type)

Curious how well it works for other people, and happy to answer questions about the approach or tradeoffs.

Technical Blog explaining the workings: https://zshn25.github.io/wordfor-reverse-dictionary/

Comments

nigardev•14m ago
browser-only reverse dictionary is an interesting constraint. do you pre-compute embeddings and store them locally, or are you doing something lighter? the semantic matching part is where i'd expect the tradeoff between what runs locally and what you'd get from a server-based approach
zshn25•9m ago
I first compute the embeddings to the dictionaries and store these. At query-time, when the user inputs the description, its embeddings are again computed by a lighter model. Then comparison happens between this and the stored ones

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