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'Za' and 9 Other Words to Help You Win at SCRABBLE

The secret top 10 words experts use to win at SCRABBLE

10 Words for Lesser-Known Games and Sports

Are you ready for some stoolball?

What It Means to ‘Touch Base’

Just checking in with it

9 Idioms from American Football

Tackle these phrases from the gridiron.

A Player's Guide to 'Q' without 'U' Words

Remember this and win.

'Slew-foot', 'Deke', and 10 More Words from Hockey

Because it's the Cup.

Are You Ready for Some Football (Words)?

So you can do more than smile and nod when talking about the big game

The Scoop on 'The Proof Is in the Pudding'

A delicious question

Why 'Love' Means "Nothing"

In tennis. This is about tennis.

12 Words From Basketball

Plus a few terms that never quite made it

19 Palindromes You Might Not Know

Learn some fun vocabulary with these palindromes!

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels

We'd like to not buy a vowel

Popular Gaming Terms Explained

Nerfs, MMORPGs, and who the final boss really is

8 Words Traded on Wall Street and in Sports

Words from both investors and athletes.

6 Actual Names For Historical Spelling Bees

Why is it called a 'bee'?

'Derby', 'Hack', 'Bidet', and 8 More Horsey Words

No horseplay. These are serious word histories.

Words Added to the Scrabble Dictionary

More words for Scrabble

These Are Fighting Words

Common terms that come from boxing and wrestling

On Your Mark: 7 Phrases From the Racing World

Know these and take the checkered flag.

There's My Ride: 9 Types of Vehicles

Car talk.

Words About Word Play

Don't just eat your words—play with them!

8 Gambling Words That Hit It Big

For when you need to go double or nothing

12 Words to Know for the Winter Olympics

The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
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