Analogies
Doctor is to hospital as teacher is to ___ ? Train verbal reasoning through word-pair relationships
About PlayMemorize Analogies
PlayMemorize Analogies is a verbal-reasoning game built around the "A : B :: C : ?" format made famous by the SAT, GRE, and the Miller Analogies Test. You see a relationship like "Doctor : Hospital :: Teacher : ___" and pick the word that completes the second pair with the same relationship · School. The format probes vocabulary and relational thinking together · either alone isn't enough.
A dozen+ relationship types. Function (saw : cut), location (sailor : ship), part-to-whole (leaf : tree), category (dog : mammal), cause-effect (fire : smoke), tool-user (scalpel : surgeon), characteristic (sun : hot), degree (warm : hot), young-of (dog : puppy), worker-product (bee : honey), country-capital (France : Paris), synonyms, antonyms, and several more. Each round reveals which relationship was in play after you answer, so the categories become a working vocabulary.
Word mode or emoji mode. Word mode is the classic test. Emoji mode runs the same relationships as picture-pairs · a visual variant that bypasses vocabulary and tests pure relational pattern recognition. Pick 3, 4, 5, or 6 answer options to set how forgiving the round is.
How to solve them. First name the relationship in the first pair in your own words ("a doctor works at a hospital"). Then plug the third word into the same sentence ("a teacher works at a ?"). Only one option will fit cleanly · the distractors are typically same-topic decoys that don't satisfy the relationship. The hardest analogies hide the relationship under near-synonyms; the standard practice is to make the relationship explicit before you look at the options at all.
Part of the PlayMemorize family of brain-training games. Runs entirely in your browser, works offline as a Progressive Web App.
FAQ
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What are verbal analogies?
Verbal analogies are a classic reasoning format where two word-pairs share the same underlying relationship. They appear on the SAT, GRE, MAT, and most IQ tests because they measure both vocabulary and abstract relational thinking · either alone is not enough to solve them reliably. -
How does my progress save in the Analogies game?
Your best streak per (mode, option count) combination is stored locally in your browser · word-mode and emoji-mode records are tracked separately, since they test slightly different skills. Sign in to sync across devices. -
How do I solve an analogy?
Name the relationship in the first pair explicitly · "a doctor works at a hospital". Plug the third word into the same sentence · "a teacher works at a ?". Only one option will fit cleanly; same-topic distractors that fail the relationship test fall away. Decide on the relationship before you look at the options · that is the standard test-prep advice and it works. -
What kinds of relationships are tested?
Country-capital, continent, young-of-animal, habitat, function, workplace, worker-product, category, antonym, synonym, part-to-whole, tool-user, typical characteristic, and degree. Each round reveals which relationship type was at play, so over time you build a working vocabulary of relations. -
What is the difference between word and emoji mode?
Word mode is the classic verbal test · the relationships hide behind vocabulary. Emoji mode runs the same relationships as picture-pairs · a sun-pictogram : a hot-pictogram :: a snowflake : ?. Emoji mode strips out the vocabulary load and tests pure relational pattern recognition, which is useful for non-native English speakers and younger players.