Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We all learned to "sound it out!" when trying to spell a word we'd never used before, but in a lot of cases, that won't actually ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee has been testing kids' spelling since 1925. Words used to be much easier: in 1932, for example, the winning word was knack. Today, words have gotten a lot more ...

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Google wants to make it easier to learn word pronunciations. Today, it introduced a new Search feature that will let users practice saying tricky words. When you look up a pronunciation, Google will ...

If you're a fan of the daily New York Times Wordle puzzle, it is possible that you've been stumped a few times when trying to guess the word of the day. But new data has revealed some of the most ...