Wordplay

Obscure & Fun (page 3)

8 Words for Trickery and Deception

They'll put one over on you

Learned Fools: On Names for Students

Where did we get 'freshman' and 'sophomore'?

A Miscellany of Words for Whatever

Words for a little bit of everything.

Words for When You're Not Holding Back

Sometimes you have to go all in.

10 Uncommon Words for 'Drunkard'

Tosspots, stewbums, and all the rest

Words of Deception and Trickery

Words to describe flimflammers, hucksters, and charlatans

8 Handy Words When You Just Need a Pinch

Alt words for small amounts

Good Words for Strong Flavors

A tasting menu of vivid flavor descriptions

Language Is Magic

But what are the magic words, exactly?

Words for Mistakes

Find the mot juste for your misstep

Government Trivia: Who's that official?

Are they a constable, or a sheriff?

Different Ways to Say 'Nude'

There's more than one way to be naked

Under The Sea

What kind of fish is Dory?

Interjections from Food Terms

Hot Dog! (And more)

The In-Betweens: 7 Words From the Middle

English is stuck in the middle with you

When 'Kiss' Isn't Enough

A 'peck,' a 'smouch,' a 'smackeroo'

Them's Fightin' Words

8 Words to describe a brawl

'Happify', 'Imparadise', and 5 More Happy Words to Get You Through Winter

Winter is hard. These words will help.

10 Food Names With Unappetizing Origins

'Tapas,' 'baguette,' 'taco,' & more

8 Old Words for Young People

Whippersnapper

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

Wicked

The Vocabulary Test From Hell

Students in 1915 knew these words. Do you?

7 Words to Beat the Summer Heat

Or at least make peace with it

8 Words to Kill Your Appetite

Don't read this list while eating

10 Interjections Your Vocabulary Has Been Missing

From "Fiddle-Faddle!" to "Huzzah!"

'Swash', 'Praya', and 12 More Beachy Words

There's a word for that

8 Ways to Avoid Business Jargon

Jargon isn't meaningless—but it's avoidable

Hyperbole, and Other Fancy Rhetorical Words

So that's what that's called

Obscure Mother's Day Words

For the mother who has everything

Petrichor, Cromulent, and Other Words the Internet Loves

The internet loves these words—whether they're in the dictionary or not

5 Better Ways to Say 'Green'

Why use one syllable when you can use four?

Uncommon Opposites

Yes, it is possible to be kempt, couth, ruly, and gruntled

Darkle: Is it the opposite of sparkle?

A Reddit user called it “the opposite of sparkle.” Is it?

The Joy of Reduplicative Rhyming Words

Hocus-pocus, artsy-fartsy, and more fun-to-say compounds

A Wealth of Words

6 of Our Favorite Terms for Money and Luxury

The Opposite of 'Incorrigible'

Why Do We Use Incorrigible and Not Corrigible?

10 Words We'd Like to See Used More Often

Cicisbeo, Lickpenny, and other gems from Merriam-Webster’s Unabridged

Honeymoons, Babymoons, and Other Moons

Why Do Some Come Before the Event, and Some After?

Opportunity, and Other Words We Love

Most Popular Tweets About Words, Vol. 2

Fast-Rope, 'Viewbicle,' 'Brandjack,' & More

Top 10 User-Submitted Words, Vol. 7

Words for Ideas Worth Thinking About

Zeitgeist, katzenjammer, sockdolager, and more

Daily Favorites: "Gumption," "Canoodle" & More

Top 10 Most "Liked" Words of the Day

'Defenestration,' 'Kerfuffle,' and Other Greatest Hits

People's Top 10 Favorite Words

'Ubiquitous', 'Pretentious', and 8 More Frequently Looked-Up Words

The words you look up most
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