Datamuse
A word-finding engine: words that mean, sound or are spelled like a clue, rhymes, synonyms and associations.
- Provider id:
datamuse - Tools: 1, at $0.001 per call
- Categories: Words & Language
- Homepage: www.datamuse.com
- Provider docs: www.datamuse.com/api
- Licence: Free API; definitions from Wiktionary/WordNet
- Attribution: Datamuse API (datamuse.com)
| Tool | Price | What it does |
|---|---|---|
datamuse/words | $0.001 | Find words: means-like (reverse dictionary), sounds-like, spelled-like, rhymes, synonyms, associations. |
Inputs are JSON bodies, and unknown fields are rejected with 422 invalid_input (not charged). POST /v1/inspect with a tool's id returns the same input schema, plus the output schema.
Datamuse Word Finder
datamuse/words · $0.001 per call (local) · Words & Language
Find words: means-like (reverse dictionary), sounds-like, spelled-like, rhymes, synonyms, associations.
Answers 'what's the word for…' and wordplay queries in English: words meaning a description, rhymes and near rhymes, sound-alikes, spelling patterns with wildcards (e.g. 't??k*'), synonyms, antonyms, strongly associated words, or adjectives that go with a noun. Each word comes with parts of speech, syllable count and, on request, a short definition. It is not a dictionary: for full definitions, pronunciation and examples use dictionary/define.
Related: dictionary/define.
Input
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
clue | string | yes | A word or short description ('ringing in the ears'); wildcards for spelled_like. 1–200 characters. |
relation | string | no | How results relate to the clue. One of means_like, sounds_like, spelled_like, rhymes, near_rhymes, synonyms, antonyms, triggers, adjectives_for, nouns_for. Default "means_like". |
topic | string | no | Optional theme words that skew the ranking. At most 100 characters. |
max | integer | no | From 1 to 20. Default 10. |
definitions | boolean | no | Include a short definition per word. Default false. |
Example
{
"clue": "ringing in the ears",
"relation": "means_like",
"max": 5,
"definitions": true
}node akashi.mjs run datamuse/words --input '{"clue":"ringing in the ears","relation":"means_like","max":5,"definitions":true}'