The 2016 Democratic National Convention was a stark contrast to the Republican Convention the week before. Here is an exploration of some of the more playful and interesting word choices. Continue reading...
The preliminary '17 - '18 Vocabulary Bowl results are in, and the level of play set new records for student participation and words-mastered. After seven months of astounding effort, find out which schools topped the leaderboards to become champions. Continue reading...
If you're nervous about being among the first students to take the new SAT, fret no more! Follow this roadmap and your vocabulary will be up to snuff by the time you sharpen your number 2 pencil on test day. (Content updated in 2019.) Continue reading...
In a comical scene in the film The Princess Bride, the character Inigo Montoya has finally had enough of hearing the bad guy Vizzini say "Inconceivable!" when things are not only conceivable, but just keep happening. Montoya is finally moved to say, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." Continue reading...
Here's our shortlist of books to read with your students before, during, and after Black History Month, each paired with a ready-made vocab list. Continue reading...
We're introducing the monthly Vocabulary Bowl "Top 20 Round Up," in which our team of intrepid vocab-casters call out the achievements of middle and high schools making names for themselves on the national and state leaderboards. Continue reading...
We're always on the lookout for lists and mentions of rare or unusual words, and the bigger the better. Thus, we read with great interest the Huffington Post piece on "Big, Beautiful Words You Need To Start Using Immediately." Continue reading...
The Vocabulary Bowl is an academic competition that encourages students to work together and collaborate to climb the leaderboards. Continue reading...
The Vocabulary.com Road Trip heads south to Atlanta on March 2. Come join us to celebrate innovative educators (like you) with a night of food, word games (which got pretty intense at our last stop in Denver by the way!), and the latest scoop on word learning. Continue reading...