Crosswords
From Crosswords to Minis: A Puzzle’s Past and Present
Why Crosswords Captivate Us Crosswords have a way of pulling us in. With just a few black-and-white squares and clever...
NYT Connections
How to Solve NYT Connections: Strategies & Hints
The New York Times’ Connections puzzle looks simple at first: group 16 words into four neat categories of four. But...
NYT Connections
The Story of NYT’s Connections Game: Origins, Evolution & Editor Insights
Discover the origins of the New York Times’ Connections game—from its 2021 Game Jam pitch to billions of plays worldwide....
Uncategorized
What Makes a Good Scrabble Player?
Scrabble is one of the most famous word games in the world. The game has attracted fans across the globe,...
Words
Ways to Encourage Your Kids To Read
Parents are always looking for ways to help their kids to succeed, whether that means feeding them nutritious lunches or...
Grammar
Grammer Rules English Speakers Don’t Know They Know
I don’t know what the weather is like where you are, but here in San Diego, we’ve got a beautiful,...
Board Games
How to Win at Rock Paper Scissors
If there’s a game that’s hard to win consistently, it’s Rock Paper Scissors. The game sometimes feels more like a...
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How To Get More Things Done
It’s the classic problem of working professionals everywhere: too much work and too little time. Once, there was a greater...
Grammar
Toward vs. Towards
Many grammatical mistakes are immediately obvious. Think affect vs. effect or their vs. there vs. they’re. It’s hard not to...
Board Games
How to Win at Tic Tac Toe
Tic Tac Toe isn’t exactly the most sophisticated game, but that just makes it harder to win. While kids sometimes...
Grammar
That vs. Which
What is the difference between “which” and “that”? There is a difference, even if you might not have realized it....
Words
Most Commonly Misused Words
One of the most difficult things about learning new words is that if one person uses a word wrong, everybody...