Root Detective
Infer a shared root, then apply it to a new word.
60 questions · 6 sets
Play Root DetectiveQuick word lookup
Word games
Wager points on a synonym, recall a word from a story, or solve a themed crossword.
Synonym Game Show
Start at zero and play toward one million points. Lock your wager before you see the word. Try the classic climb, or draw a random difficulty with higher stakes and a score that can go below zero. Each mode saves your place.
Play classic climb Play random challengeStory Context Clues
Read a story in Dave's Corner, then try three sentences from it. Use a synonym hint when the missing word is just out of reach.
Choose a story to playWord practice games
Definition Bluff
Pick the genuine definition from three possibilities.
60 questions · 6 sets
Play Definition BluffThe Precise Word
Complete a sentence by identifying the exact shade of meaning.
60 questions · 6 sets
Play The Precise WordFind the Impostor
Choose the word that breaks a pattern shared by three others.
60 questions · 6 sets
Play Find the ImpostorVocabulary crosswords
60 puzzles · 480 distinct words.
Crossword 31
Try the sentencesThe market ledger
Crossword 32
Try the sentencesElection night
Crossword 33
Try the sentencesA missing signature
Crossword 34
Try the sentencesBeneath the varnish
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Try the sentencesRepairing the roof
Crossword 36
Try the sentencesAt the memorial
Crossword 37
Try the sentencesThe opera critic
Crossword 38
Try the sentencesAt the dinner table
Crossword 39
Try the sentencesIn the test kitchen
Crossword 40
Try the sentencesA seat at the long table
Crossword 41
Try the sentencesSorting the orchard harvest
Crossword 42
Try the sentencesThe clock repairer's bench
Crossword 43
Try the sentencesTesting a photograph
Crossword 44
Try the sentencesMending a friendship
Crossword 45
Try the sentencesWords at a reception
Crossword 46
Try the sentencesThe honorary lecture
Crossword 47
Try the sentencesBackstage before the concert
Crossword 48
Try the sentencesA troublesome toast
Crossword 49
Try the sentencesApples and arguments
Crossword 50
Try the sentencesThe street magician
Crossword 51
Try the sentencesThe mayor's in-tray
Crossword 52
Try the sentencesThe last lap
Crossword 53
Try the sentencesThe heir's accounts
Crossword 54
Try the sentencesA very small empire
Crossword 55
Try the sentencesThe potter's kiln
Crossword 56
Try the sentencesA kite over the marsh
Crossword 57
Try the sentencesOn the ice
Crossword 58
Try the sentencesThe shuttered reading room
Crossword 59
Try the sentencesVoices on the mountain
Crossword 60
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