Verbal Memory Test
Words appear one at a time. For each, say whether you have SEEN it before in this run or whether it is NEW. The pool keeps growing, so it gets harder to keep track. This free verbal memory test measures how many words you can juggle before three slips end the game. Runs in your browser, no sign-up.
Test your word memory and recognition with this verbal memory test. Words appear one at a time and you mark each as SEEN or NEW, with the pool growing until three wrong calls end the run. It measures recognition memory, the kind of recall that tells the familiar from the brand new. Try it to check your word memory, train your focus over a long run, or beat your last score.
- No sign-up, ever
- 100% free
- Nothing uploaded
- Works offline after first load
- Scores stay on your device
How to use it
- 1
Judge each word
For every word, choose SEEN if it has come up before, or NEW if this is its first appearance.
- 2
Build your pool
New words join the pile you have to remember, and seen words can return at any time.
- 3
Keep three lives
A wrong call costs a life. Three mistakes end the run, and your score is how many words you got through.
When it comes in handy
Recognition memory check
Test how well you tell the familiar from the new as the load piles up.
Focus training
Practise staying sharp over a long run where every word matters.
Beat your streak
Return and try to outlast your previous score.
Instant & 100% private — nothing is uploaded
Every game runs right here in your browser, and your best scores are kept on your own device. Nothing is sent to a server, so there is no sign-up and no account. Load the page once and it keeps working even if you go offline.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good score?
- Getting past 50 words is solid, and strong runs reach well over 100. The difficulty climbs as the pool grows, because each new word adds something else to track. Steady attention matters more than raw memory once the list gets long.
- How do I last longer?
- Do not over-think each word; trust your sense of familiarity, which is usually right. Reading the word fully before answering helps, and keeping a calm pace beats rushing, since most mistakes come from snap calls on words you half-recognise.
- Does it use real words?
- Yes, the words are ordinary English so nothing trips you on spelling. The challenge is purely whether you have seen each one before in this run, not what it means.
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