Terms like ‘affordability,’ ‘socialism’ and ‘famine’ take on new, politically convenient meanings.

Wordle, the daily word guessing game, is taking Twitter, the world, and my relationship by storm. If you haven’t heard of it—how?—the rules are simple. Every day there’s a new five-letter word (a ...

"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind." ―Rudyard Kipling Words are powerful. They have the ability to inspire, motivate, and persuade; or discourage, dismiss, and dissuade.

Speakers at the Democratic National Convention used more than 109,000 words over four days in Chicago this week. Their choice of words and phrases contrasts the themes and ideas of last month’s ...

What’s the best five-letter word to start with when trying to solve the daily Wordle? Some of us have go-to words we rely on to maximize our word-guessing and puzzle-solving skills, and there are some ...

According to most reading programs, learning to read is largely a guessing game. That approach prevents many students from learning to sound words out, with dire consequences later on. Many educators ...

Microsoft has long made it known that they would be integrating Designer with Microsoft Word. However, this integration, while helpful, might not be what you expect. What is Designer? For those who ...

The dictionary isn’t forever. Here’s the lowdown on why certain words are not in the dictionary and how they got removed. If you, too, have been left puzzled by words not in the dictionary—even ones ...