SINCE 1828

An Encyclopædia Britannica Company

alt-597233d35a146

'Scaramouch,' Scaramucci Possibly to Fandango

A new White House communications director

Words That Come From the Dinner Table

Fill your plate with these surprising food words

video-title-words-of-the-year-1066

Words of the Year: 1066

Or, Why Pig Meat is Called 'Pork' and Cow Meat is Called 'Beef'

The Emoji Quiz

Think you’re an emoji 👓 expert? Let’s see 🤔

alt-59721dd897313

The 'Best' Way to Sign Off On An E-mail

Give them your best

Pictures in the Dictionary

The story of those iconic illustrations.

videos-pictures-in-the-dictionary

Up Next

Title

CANCEL

videos-pictures-in-the-dictionary

16,375 views

Featuring: Peter Sokolowski

The story of those iconic illustrations.

Comments

show

Up Next

Autoplay

Words at Play

alt-59721dd897313

The 'Best' Way to Sign Off On An E-mail

Give them your best

Words and Phrases That Come from the Dinner Table

Fill your plate with these surprising food words

ghost-being-disinvited-from-party

'Disinvite' or 'Uninvite'?

A disinvited guest is an uninvited problem

alt-596f730ceb5ae

Words We're Watching: 'Scoby'

Kombucha lovers unite.

Word Games

The Emoji Quiz

Think you’re an emoji 👓 expert? Let’s see 🤔

Take the quiz

A Game of Thrones Word Quiz

In the Game of Thrones quiz, you learn some new vocabulary. (It’s quite safe, really. You will not die.)

Take the quiz

How Strong Is Your Vocabulary?

How Strong Is Your Vocabulary?

Test your vocabulary with our 10-question quiz!

Take the quiz

Word Winder's CrossWinder

Word Winder's CrossWinder

A game of winding words.

Play the game