Petit Sémantique (Ouest-France)

About Petit Sémantique (Ouest-France)

Petit sémantique was the first semantic game on jeux.ouest-france.fr, and it works on the same idea as Semantle and Cémantix: words are close when they tend to appear in the same contexts, so a near word need not be a synonym. The page gives the example of tondeuse and gazon, close in meaning without being synonyms or opposites.

Where Cémantix and Ouest-France's own Grand sémantique let you guess as long as you like, the small version is a six-try game. It starts you off with a hint word that already sits near the target, and each guess shows where it ranks among the words closest to the answer, so you can climb toward it quickly. When the round ends the game reveals the word and counts down to the next one, which arrives at midnight Paris time.

You get one free try without an account and ten free games once you sign in for free; after that the game asks you to take Ouest-France's games subscription. It suits French speakers who like semantic games but want something that fits in a coffee break.

How to play Petit Sémantique (Ouest-France)

1. Open Petit sémantique on jeux.ouest-france.fr and start today's game.
2. Read the starting word: it is given as a hint and is close in meaning to the mystery word.
3. Type a French word and send it; the list shows how close it ranks to the target.
4. Use your closest words to steer the next guesses.
5. Find the mystery word within six tries, then come back after midnight for the next one.

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Tips

• Think of words used in the same context as the hint, not only synonyms.
• If a guess ranks close, try nouns and verbs from the same scene or activity.
• Plurals and inflected forms are often not in the dictionary; use the basic form.

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