What Pet Is Your Perfect Match, Based on This Word Association Test?

By: Teresa McGlothlin
Estimated Completion Time
1 min
What Pet Is Your Perfect Match, Based on This Word Association Test?
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About This Quiz

Long before the Myers-Briggs women took the psychological world by storm with their personality tests, Carl Jung and crew were using many different techniques to see inside the human mind. We're not trying to dive too deeply into your psyche with our word association test. We do want to see if we can figure out which pet would be perfect for you, though! 

As you go through this test, take a look at the word in ALL CAPS. Pause for a moment before you respond, and listen for the first word that pops into your head. Without hesitating, choose it! After enough of them, we'll gather just enough information about the way you think to pair you with the companion that could be your soulmate. 

Try to avoid thinking about a particular animal before you begin. You might think you want a hermit crab, but would a crabitat be too much work for you? Or do you need an animal you can cuddle with at night? Every word you associate will rack up a point in favor of the creature that seems to have been put on earth for you. 

Open your mind, and let the words flow! Maybe there will be a goldfish for you at the end. 


1 BARK
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BARK
Tree
Pupper
Bite
Peppermint

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2 TANK
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TANK
Aquarium
Army
Reptile
Truck

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3  PAW
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PAW
Foot
Print
Claw
Handle

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4 KITTY
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KITTY
Litter
Cat
Hello
Purr

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5 SHELL
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SHELL
House
Sea
Snail
Egg

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6 BOWL
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BOWL
Water
Noodles
Food
Strike

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7 SAND
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SAND
Castle
Grit
Beach
Glass

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8 CRAB
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CRAB
Cake
Grump
Hermit
Legs

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9 POTTY
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POTTY
Toilet
Time
Training
Mouth

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10 GREEN
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GREEN
Leaf
Space
Grass
Recycle

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11 KIBBLE
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KIBBLE
Food
Bits
Morsel
Dog

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12 WHEEL
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WHEEL
Tire
Fortune
Round
Spin

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13  RAIN
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RAIN
Drop
Weather
Snow
Dance

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14 PET
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PET
Stroke
Baby
Animal
Domesticated

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15 FUNNY
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FUNNY
Face
Hilarious
Bone
Joke

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16 COW
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COW
Steak
Farm
Milk
Pig

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17 COAT
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COAT
Jacket
Fur
Rain
Hair

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18 EGG
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EGG
Roe
Omelet
Easter
Birth

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19 DISH
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DISH
Casserole
Water
Wash
Scoop

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20 CAGE
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CAGE
Coop
Crate
Match
Rage

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21 GROOM
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GROOM
Bride
Comb
Broom
Prepare

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22 LEASH
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LEASH
Lead
Tether
Collar
Tie

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23 SIT
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SIT
Stay
Chair
Baby
Stand

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24 TAIL
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TAIL
Rear
Head
Chase
Rat

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25 MONSTER
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MONSTER
Sea
Huge
Gila
Scary

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26 OBEY
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OBEY
Worship
Resist
Follow
Listen

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27 CLAM
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CLAM
Up
Shell
Oyster
Pearl

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28 CRAWL
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CRAWL
Walk
Scurry
Knees
Slither

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29 SNAKE
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SNAKE
Grass
Plumbing
Skin
Rattle

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30 TRICK
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TRICK
Treat
Deceive
Magic
Stick

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You Got: