secret word
Covert access phrase
Secret word is a word chosen to be hidden or guessed in a game, or a prearranged word used as a signal or password.
Children's games often involve guessing the secret word through clues.
In broader use, it can refer to any key term that unlocks understanding: What's the secret word for getting past the bouncer?
- hiddenKept out of sight
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- hidden messageCovert communication within another
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- passwordAuthentication string
clandestine · whisper · hush hush · covert · confidential · classified · need to know · under wraps · hush · cryptic · enigma · stealthy · private · underground · locked · cipher · code · disguised
- code wordspassword, passphrase, pin code, code name, cipher
- Password TermsPIN, code, passphrase, key, master password
- secret codescipher, password, passphrase, coded messages, cipher key
secret wordpublic announcement
Official communication to all
common knowledge · open secret · public record · headline · broadcast
secret wordpublic announcement
Official communication to all
open secret · common knowledge · public information · broadcast message · headline
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