Words & review

How Stickly schedules word review

Understand due states, honest recall, and why a word may return without treating review as a score or promise of mastery.

5 min read · Updated 2026-08-22

What “due” means

A due word is ready for another explicit recall attempt. In the extension it can open an inline typing quiz; in the webapp you can review through dedicated surfaces.

Timeline showing a saved word returning as a highlight and later as an inline review.
A conceptual timeline from saving to later review attempts.

Make an honest attempt

Pause before revealing: Try to recall the translation from the word and its context. Judge the result: Treat a clear recall differently from a vague feeling of familiarity. Use the feedback: Read the answer, pronunciation, and context after your attempt.

Read the page states

Purple highlights are remembered words that are not currently due. Orange highlights are due words that can invite inline practice. Green is brief success feedback after a correct inline answer.

When dates change

Review outcomes influence the next-review state. Exact timing depends on the product’s scheduling rules and the result recorded; it is not a fixed promise that every learner sees the same interval.

Use Word Hub’s next-review information as a planning aid. If a session is interrupted or a network request fails, retry from the visible state rather than assuming a partial attempt was saved.

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