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Last year, Vocabulary.com made TIME's list of the top 50 websites. Now, TIME senior editor Jeffrey Kluger has reviewed the site in depth, finding that, of online resources to help you learn new words, Vocabulary.com is "a leader in the sector." He judges the site on how well it addresses the questions, "Does this really help you learn? Do the words stick, or do they run out of your head the second you pour them in?" Continue reading...

Last week, lexicographer and Word Routes columnist Ben Zimmer presented his nominees for Word of the Year. Now here is the Word of the Year selection of Dennis Baron, English professor at the University of Illinois and author of the blog The Web of Language. Continue reading...

We featuring lists of eligible words for the vocabulary video contest we're sponsoring with The New York Times Learning Network as our List of the Week. Check them out and spread the word! Continue reading...

Social Studies teachers, take note: Vocabulary.com isn't just for English teachers.

We've just posted lists from six fantabulous primary source documents and speeches, thousands more social studies lists live on the site, and we'll be adding new ones all summer long.

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SAT tutor Leigh Cousins, MS describes her summer campaign "to get [her] students AND their parents" to learn ten words on Vocabulary.com every morning as they eat breakfast. Continue reading...

Last week, Homeschooling Today endorsed both Vocabulary.com and our sister site the Visual Thesaurus as tools "every home-educating parent" can use to "understand and teach language in new and interesting ways...better than any other resources I have found." We couldn't agree more, and here's why.

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One of the benefits of Vocabulary.com is how quickly teachers can set up classes and get students learning words through our game. But now, using a handy Classroom Starter Kit, we're hoping teachers will first review best practices and some of the game's in and outs as they get started using the game. Continue reading...

On New Year's Day 1959, New York Times readers woke to headlines about a communist takeover in Cuba. Learn ten words that defined that moment here. Continue reading...

Vocabulary.com user Helena B. created a new list this week: "300 Most Difficult SAT Words."

She describes her list as the "hardest out of the 1000 most common SAT words," and suggests that learning them is the "safest way to guarantee a good mark in the critical reading and writing sections." Are you up for Helena B.'s challenge?

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