words
Pack: datamuse · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datamuse/mcp
Generic words query. Combine constraints — most callers want one of the named helper tools instead.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
means_like | string | no | Semantic similar (ml=) |
sounds_like | string | no | Phonetic similar (sl=) |
spelled_like | string | no | Spelling pattern with ? and * wildcards (sp=) |
follows | string | no | Word that usually follows (lc=) |
precedes | string | no | Word that usually precedes (rc=) |
related | string | no | Related code: jja jjb syn ant trg ant spc gen com par bga bgb hom cns |
topics | string | no | Comma-sep topic words to bias results |
max | number | no | 1-1000 (default 100) |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datamuse/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"words","arguments":{}}}'Response shape
Full JSON Schema
{
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"word": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The word"
},
"score": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Relevance score"
},
"tags": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Word tags (n, v, adj, etc.)"
},
"defs": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Word definitions"
}
},
"required": [
"word"
]
},
"description": "Array of matching words with metadata"
}Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"datamuse": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datamuse/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.