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Learn about the exceptions to the rule that Q is usually followed by U in English, such as QWERTY, souq, and burqa. See the sources, meanings, and etymologies of 4,422 words with Q not followed by U in American and Canadian English.
NASPA Word List (NWL) is the word authority for tournament Scrabble in the USA and Canada. It is based on the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (OSPD) with modifications and additions, and contains words of nine or more letters.
Scrabble is a word game in which players score points by placing tiles, each bearing a single letter, onto a game board. Learn about the history, rules, variations, and strategies of this popular game that is sold in 121 countries and available in more than 30 languages.
Just Words is a word game for one or two players where you score points by making new words using lettered tiles. Play online or against the computer and compete on the global leaderboard.
A 45-letter word coined in 1935 by the National Puzzlers' League, meaning a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust. It is the longest word in the English language published in a popular dictionary, but it has no scientific evidence of causing silicosis or related to volcanic silica.
Learn how the frequency and value of letters vary in different editions of the word game Scrabble. Compare the official and unofficial sets of tiles for English, Afrikaans, Arabic, and other languages.
Learn about the few English words that do not have vowel letters or sounds, such as tsktsks, nth, and cwm. See examples, sources, and a list of words without vowels or with only y.
Learn about the history, rules, and variations of Scrabble in English, the original version of the word-based board game. Compare the differences between North America, UK, Hong Kong, and other countries in terms of lexicon, tournament, and records.