Word
-
World
Some Words Feel Truer in Spanish
My earliest relationship with language was defined by rules. As an immigrant who came to this country from Peru at…
-
World
WordleBot’s New Preferred Opening Word: Trace
We’re adding words to the bot’s dictionary, and wiping the slate to make way for a new starter.
-
World
Seven Things We Learned Analyzing 515 Million Wordles
Maybe it’s time to say goodbye to ADIEU?
-
Style
Who Are You Calling ‘Delulu’?
How a shorthand for delusion became popular among Gen Z-ers and young millennials.
-
World
Progressives Aren’t Liberal
Remember when “liberal” was a dirty word? In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan, who often prefaced it with a damning “tax…
-
Food
In the Beginning Were the Word Nerds
Sarah Ogilvie’s sprightly “The Dictionary People” pays tribute to the explorers, suffragists, murderers and ordinary citizens who helped create the…
-
World
Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, Sept. 23-29
Bad luck came in threes (and a seven) in this week’s toughest tests.
-
World
New Features for an Updated WordleBot
We’ve added a 14-day average of your scores, a 90-day window to review past games and more information on players’…
-
World
Introducing Spelling Bee Buddy: Your Personalized Daily Bee Helper
It will offer customized hints, but only if you want them.
-
Food
The Word of the Year Goes Goblin Mode
A year ago, the lexicographic grandees at Oxford Languages dutifully stuck out their arms and chose “vax” as the 2021…