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 1
Try the sentencesMaking a case
Crossword 2
Try the sentencesAt the writer's desk
Crossword 3
Try the sentencesMeasuring change
Crossword 4
Try the sentencesIn the workshop
Crossword 5
Try the sentencesA diplomatic visit
Crossword 6
Try the sentencesReading the weather
Crossword 7
Try the sentencesThe social hour
Crossword 8
Try the sentencesA discerning eye
Crossword 9
Try the sentencesIn the archive
Crossword 10
Try the sentencesMoney and value
Crossword 11
Try the sentencesA turn in the plot
Crossword 12
Try the sentencesDecisions under pressure
Crossword 13
Try the sentencesInside the orchestra
Crossword 14
Try the sentencesEarth and water
Crossword 15
Try the sentencesA dispute at work
Crossword 16
Try the sentencesOn the move
Crossword 17
Try the sentencesSpeaking plainly
Crossword 18
Try the sentencesTruth and disguise
Crossword 19
Try the sentencesThe shape of time
Crossword 20
Try the sentencesLearning a craft
Crossword 21
Try the sentencesIn the courtroom
Crossword 22
Try the sentencesThe life of a garden
Crossword 23
Try the sentencesKeeping one's composure
Crossword 24
Try the sentencesPattern and proportion
Crossword 25
Try the sentencesMotivation and effort
Crossword 26
Try the sentencesAt the art museum
Crossword 27
Try the sentencesThe revision desk
Crossword 28
Try the sentencesSeeing both sides
Crossword 29
Try the sentencesDegrees of intensity
Crossword 30
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