Fun With Words

Dictionary.com and its resources make it almost a portal that takes you on a journey of word discoveries. Word has it that it is probably the most frequented of online dictionary and reference sources on the web. Why not – after all you can do much more than merely look up a word here. Try these 8 for starters.

The new book The Pun Also Rises, by 1995 O. Henry Pun-Off World Champion John Pollack, traces the surprising long and rich history of what some people call the lowest form of humor.

Discover the magic of anagrams with the Internet Anagram Server

Test your English vocabulary size, and measure how many words you know. For children, adults and EFL/ESL learners.

A short story contest. We provide the first line, you provide the fiction.

Spellchecker .net - Online Spell check, Grammar, and Thesaurus checking.

Readability is the quality of writing that makes it easy (or difficult) to read and understand. Ever since the web started stringing together HTML pages,

Website readability test tool. Test readability by referer, URI or direct text input. Scores for Flesch Kincaid Reading Ease and Grade Level, Gunning Fog Score, Coleman Liau Index and Automated Readability Index.

Analyse text content using our online text analysis tool which give you statistics including word count; unique words; number of sentences; average words per sentence; lexical density; and the gunning fog readability index.

WordsCount is a complete text analysis system, including a reading grade level assessor, a general metrics counter, and more.

Free Online Text Tools. Computer programs for text analysis, comprehension, statistics, misspellings etc.

Play Word Bubbles. Improve your language skills with scientific brain games. Play games.

The Wordgame Superchild of Scrabble and Boggle

Word-Origins.com. Easy-to-use free collection of the history and origin of over 7,000 words. Concise, clear, and comprehensive explanations of the etymology of common English words.

Wordnik: Dictionary Definitions and Example Sentences

Find out the meanings of idioms and common sayings such as Nest Egg or New York Minute, and much more

If you think you know a lot about word origins and etymology, it's the perfect time for you to try ETYMOLOGIC, a tough and educational word game (don't worry, it's fun too!)

word association

Play the popular word game Boggle™ here. Click the button below to start. ... Board games and family word games including Boggle™ are available from our Games Store. ...