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Pictures in the Dictionary

The story of those iconic illustrations.

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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Video: Why is there a 'c' in 'indict'?

 

And who put it there, anyway?

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The True Story of the Backward Index

 

These people needed a computer

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Is 'none' singular or plural?

 

Or both? Or neither?

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An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling

 

Soop, wimmen, and headake did not make the cut

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'Everyday' vs. 'Every Day'

 

A simple trick to keep them separate

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'Mispronunciations' That May Be Fine

 

'Mischievous,' 'nuclear,' and other words to pronounce with caution.

Games & Quizzes

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Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
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Missing Link Quiz February 2026 Five seconds to figure out the word that fits bot...
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