Like any self-respecting four-letter word, "nice" has many connotations. Centuries ago, "nice" meant someone was ignorant; now it has very different meanings. And that, as they say, is "noice." ...

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

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 ...

That's good enough for most people. Starting with vowel-heavy words will give you an edge with Wordle's puzzle-solving every time.But it's also not that simple, since not every letter is created ...

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, ...