Best words & tier list

The best words in Survive Your Ideas are the ones that remove safe spots for everyone at once: Tsunami, Nuke, Black Hole and Lava. Time Stop is the strongest power word, because everyone except the Writer freezes. For surviving, Medkit, Plane and Capybara are the best picks.

Our picks from our own matches, updated 8 Nov 2026 after the 40+ words update.

Tier list

S

Changes the whole matchtsunami nuke black hole time stop lava

A

Strong in most roundsmeteor domain gojo rpg plane medkit

B

Good in the right momentdinosaur saitama sniper capybara castle lightning

C

Fun, but low impact67 ohio space water banana

Best words to survive

Heal up or get out of danger.

Deadliest words

Words that remove the most players.

Best power words

Words that make the Writer stronger.

Best counters

Words that cancel other words.

Safest words

For when you just need a turn that won’t hurt you.

More lists: the 10 deadliest words and the funniest words to type.

The one word never to type

Verity. The game’s own Word Diary describes it as “Your helper friend. Don’t type.”

Survive Your Ideas Word List + Guide

These are the famous picks. The full list of every word, rated, and when to type each one, is in the Word List + Guide.

All 500 words we know of, not just the 48 free ones
What every word does and how dangerous it is

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