Warm nights and quizzes.
Can you spell these 15 tricky spelling words?
Test your knowledge of words related to the season of longer days and vacations.
And also quite useless words
Who'd a thunk?
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How is it the end of May?
Surprisingly specific words for shapes.
"Most Likely to Use Obscure Words"
Know the difference between a papaya and a pitahaya?
Reminding you that time is, indeed, passing.
One month at a time.
Which word entered the English language first?
A mythological/etymological mashup!
Two months in a row! Whoa!
Word of the Day quiz returns (again!)
What did each of these words mean to ancient Romans?
Test your knowledge of words for lies, liars, and those being lied to.
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Match the pasta with its meaning in Italian.
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Words for odors and such...
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