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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Some of the brightest young minds just finished showcasing their knowledge of the English language. The 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee wrapped up this week with participants navigating words the ...

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 ...