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Cold email spam word checker

Paste your cold email to see the words and habits that make it read like a promotion — highlighted, counted and scored, with what to change. It runs in your browser.

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Risky words and phrases will be highlighted here as you type.
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Score

–/100

Words

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Links

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Read time

0s

Triggers

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A heuristic, not a verdict. Filters weigh your domain's reputation and setup far more than any single word, so a clean score doesn't guarantee the inbox.

How it works

What the score looks at.

Trigger words and phrases

Words like "guaranteed", "act now", "100% free" and "click here" are what promotions say, and cold email that sounds like a promotion gets treated like one — by filters and by people. Strong triggers are highlighted red, medium amber and mild blue.

Shouting and punctuation

ALL CAPS words (common acronyms like CEO, GST and D2C are ignored), several exclamation marks, and repeated punctuation like !! or ?? all read as hype.

Links and images

Many senders keep the first email link-free and share links once someone replies. An email that is mostly an image with little text is a classic spam pattern.

Length and reading time

Cold emails between roughly 50 and 125 words tend to get read to the end. Reading time assumes 200 words a minute.

Is my email sent anywhere?

No. The checker runs entirely in your browser; the text you paste never leaves the page.

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