It’s no secret that there are a few colorful British spellings out there—starting with the word color! In addition to that word gaining an extra u in the British version, British English turns ...

Cymbolism lets you vote on the color you most associate with a given word, giving designers data on which colors best convey feelings. What color is the word “music?” How about the colors of words ...

Eighty-five years before Zaila Avant-garde became the first Black American winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, MacNolia Cox took the Bee by storm. She, along with Elizabeth Kenny, became the ...

The English language is full of words that seem overstuffed with unnecessary letters, feel like they should be spelled a different way, or just don't make sense. Here are some of our favorites, ...

“The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language.” So goes the old chestnut commonly attributed to playwright George Bernard Shaw. One of those separations is in ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Word Colors Word Colors is a new type of word game that allows you to form words, match colors, and multiply your scores. Play against your friends, chat, ...

As hundreds of children around the country prepare to spell their hearts out in spelling bees, we’re reminded of our own spelling questions and mishaps. The Scripps National Spelling Bee is back this ...