Title click-worthiness score

It reports the exact numbers and power words it found, whether the title reads as a question, and the points contributed by each category. The result is a quick editorial diagnostic, not a promise of traffic, and it can help compare drafts before publication without relying on a model or sending the title to a third party.

Read the score as a signal check, not a traffic forecast

A title can earn attention for many reasons, including relevance, brand familiarity, search intent, timeliness, and the strength of the page itself. This scorer deliberately measures only three visible title patterns. A numeral contributes 30 points because numbered lists, quantities, dates, and percentages give readers a concrete expectation. Recognized power words contribute 12 points each, up to 45 points, because terms such as proven, essential, and surprising add emphasis or imply a clear benefit. Question form contributes 25 points when the title ends in a question mark or begins with a common English question word. The total is capped at 100. A high result therefore means that several configured signals are present; it does not mean the title is accurate, useful, well targeted, or guaranteed to receive clicks. Use the component points and matched values to understand why a draft scored as it did rather than treating the total as an isolated verdict.

Compare meaningful title drafts with the matched evidence

The most useful workflow is to score several honest drafts for the same page and inspect the evidence beside each result. The response lists every distinct numeral it recognizes, every distinct power word from the fixed dictionary, and the question-format decision. It also returns a matched-signals list and a point breakdown, so a reviewer can see whether a score came from one category or a balanced combination. Repeated use of the same power word does not create extra points, and adding more than four recognized power words cannot push that category beyond its cap. Those rules discourage mechanical repetition. Compare titles that communicate the same underlying promise; otherwise the score may reward a more dramatic sentence that no longer describes the page. Preserve the primary topic and search intent, then test whether a specific number, a genuinely appropriate emphasis word, or a natural question makes the title clearer. The evidence is designed to support an editorial choice, not replace one.

Keep titles credible while testing stronger phrasing

Click-worthy does not have to mean misleading. Only use a number when the page actually delivers that count, quantity, year, or percentage. Choose a power word when the content supports it: calling advice proven should imply evidence, while free should not conceal a required purchase. A question should express something the page answers directly. Because the algorithm is deterministic, the same title always produces the same result in the browser and through the API, making it suitable for repeatable editorial checklists and content pipelines. The title is limited to 300 characters to keep the operation bounded, although practical search titles are usually much shorter. No network request, random value, current date, or model inference affects the calculation. Run an occasional scoring pass during drafting, then make the final decision using relevance, clarity, accuracy, length in the actual search result, and observed performance data. Used this way, the score is a compact lint check for attention signals rather than an invitation to manufacture sensational claims.