Wordplay

Obscure & Fun

'Arsy-Varsy,' and Other Snappy Reduplicatives

In the jinglejangle morning we’ll be chitchatting with these

8 Uncommon Words Related to Love

You won't find these on candy conversation hearts, but maybe you should

Nine Obscure Beer-Related Words

Crack open a cold (or warm and eggy) one and enjoy

Fan Favorites: Your Most Liked Words of the Day 2023

This is a list of the top ten Words of the Day that made you learn, laugh, and look up words a little more in 2023

Winning Scrabble Words for Everyday People

You don't have to be a pro to play these words.

Even More Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Get off your plum duff and check these out

Your Favorite Band is in the Dictionary

10 bands you can look up and queue up

From Auto-Tune to Zipper: Eight Products that Became Words

Va-va-vuvuzela

8 Delicious Words for Uncommon Fruits and Vegetables

When we go loquat, we also go salsify

9 Fun Words for Ghosts and Goblins

Dressing up this Halloween? Be our barghest!

Words for Dictionary Supernerds

Know the language of the lexicographer

9 Whiskery Words for Facial Hair

A tonsorial tutorial

Dice, Dice, Baby: 8 Dungeons & Dragons Words

Chaotic and good, like English itself

Ahoy! Ten Words for Talking Like a Pirate

Whether on International Talk Like a Pirate Day or any day!

9 Weird Words in Moby-Dick

All are great; one is offal

9 More Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

How to tell your butoxy from your hawsehole

A Wicked Awesome List of New England Words

Things you may overhear when you park your car at Harvard Yard

Another Ten Ways to Improve Your Vocabulary

Simple But Intelligent Word Choices, Vol. 3

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

So beautiful. So useless.

12 Underrated Words That Deserve More Love

These are some good words

Ten More Ways to Improve Your Vocabulary

Simple But Intelligent Word Choices, Vol. 2

9 Irregular and Unpredictable Words

Get your pencil ready

11 Bookish Words for Book Lovers

You'll enjoy these words more than a bibliotaph in a bookery.
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