The new word you need to make is four letters long, just like "palm." It is also something you can find in almost every house. And, when it gets dark, this thing gives off light.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KUER listener Elisabeth Larsen and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

S begins the most English words. The most common letter is no surprise to most people: It's E, and it's immediately followed by another vowel, A. And those letters are much, ...

Often the expression of joy or affection, illustrated letters represent an irrepressible urge to picture language. They are evidence of the writer’s use of words and images to amplify the form and ...