On the 26th floor, Library180 at a WSA building in the Financial District. Photo: Courtesy Library 180 Plenty has been written about New York City’s resurgence in genre bookshops — there’s Love and ...

Wordle #1616 challenges players with a five-letter word, testing vocabulary and deduction. Hints reveal the answer starts with 'V', contains two vowels, and no double letters. The daily puzzle's ...

The notoriously difficult phonology of the Polish language has always caused much trouble and confusion for neighbouring nations. But what are the absolute hardest words? Germans look at Polish and ...

Wordle, the daily word puzzle that has become a global sensation, has left players scratching their heads again. The New York Times puzzle for Thursday, September 5, 2025, is live, and while some ...

Teaching a child to read when phonics feels like a foreign language? Been there. And if your kid is still tripping over “cat,” “pin,” or “mud,” these CVC Short Vowel worksheets are your new best ...

Ever feel like you’re constantly searching for just one more resource that might finally help your kid “get it” when it comes to reading? Say hello to your new BFFs: Free Phonics Worksheets—and yes, ...

As President Trump seeks to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents. Notes: ...

Microsoft Office 2013 provides templates for file-folder labels in the Word program. These predesigned label formats include one-, two-, and three-column layouts. The name of the label company (such ...

Last week's challenge: Last week's challenge comes from listener Jim Bricker, of Wayland, Mass. Think of three common six-letter words that have vowels in the second and fifth positions. The last five ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KQED listener Michael Kahan of Mountain View, Calif., and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. Sunday Puzzle: Six-letter words with four vowels and two consonants On-air ...

Jess Zafarris began her journey into word nerdery in college, where her English literature coursework introduced her to the Old English of “Beowulf” and Chaucer’s Middle English. While pursuing her ...