EtymologyMap The Game

A word-origin game

Guess the journey

Drop pins on the map where an English word travelled. The closer you get, the more you score.

Daily word

Five words, the same for everyone today. One try.

Practice

Random words, as many games as you like.

How it works

  1. coffee

    See a word

    and what it means today

  2. 1 2 3

    Drop pins in order

    oldest place first

  3. +450 +60

    Closer scores more

    distance counts, not country

  4. 5,000

    5 words, 5,000 points

    No sign-up