Qualities

Synonyms for gutsy

The synonym for gutsy recorded in this bank is plucky, in the sense "marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective · a wrong tile in 2 puzzles

The synonym for gutsy

pluckyadjective, in the sense "marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for gutsy.

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger

The gutsy little climber refused to give up.

The sentence the game shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

plucky

Same sentence, swapped: The plucky little climber refused to give up.

Close but different

These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where gutsy stands in the sentence above.

gutless
slashing
husky

Where gutsy turns up in the game

gutsy is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where gutsy is the trap

gutlessadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is spineless, in the sense "lacking courage or vitality", so gutsy is there to be ruled out.
huskyadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is hoarse, in the sense "deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion", and gutsy is one of the three tiles that lose.

Play gutsy

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so gutsy reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. Nothing on it is written while the page is built.

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richnessnounfullnessthe property of a sensation that is rich and pleasingRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line rigidadjectivesetfixed and unmovingRidgeline2 senses robustadjectiverichmarked by richness and fullness of flavorRidgeline sacredadjectiveconsecratedmade or declared or believed to be holyRidgeline2 senses identicaladjectiveverybeing the exact same oneTreeline identitynounindividualitythe distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entityRidgeline idleadjectivelightsilly or trivialTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line neutraladjectiveimpersonalhaving no personal preferenceRidgelineHas a reason line

The same bank, read from both sides

gutsy is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 2. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.

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