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sheep in iceland field

Iceland is inventing a new vocabulary for a high-tech future

Karmadharaya, thymele, and tjaele: Words from the Spelling Bee’s 8-way-tie finish

The mysterious origins of the word “snitty”

Dictionary and thesaurus.

NOT JUST RODOMONTADING

Make the world a better place by using these rarely heard words

cat in bag

A new study suggests cats can recognize their names when you call

Leona, 7, poses inside a labyrinth installation made up of 250,000 books.

IF IT AIN'T BORK

The Oxford English Dictionary is adding new words based on your workplace jargon

Green wheat is roasted and used to make freekeh, a Middle Eastern cereal dish that's now a US health food trend.

REPEAT AFTER ME

The most mispronounced words of 2018

People take part in a protest to protect the investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in New York City, U.S., November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon - RC194B7E1860

JUSTICE FOR ALL

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year reflects how turbulent politics was in 2018

"Single-use," the Collins Dictionary 2018 speaks to our attempts to wrestle some control over environmental damage.

The Collins Dictionary word of the year shows how desperate we are to be better people

A file photograph shows Nigel Richards at a past Scrabble tournament.

EF IS NOT A WORD

The world’s best Scrabble player just broke yet another record