The best Wordle starting words will get your game off to a great start. Here's how math can help you choose wisely.

New brain imaging research reveals that by 10 months old, infants are already beginning to understand verbs, before they even say their first words. In the first study to directly test infants' ...

This is not comparable to word learning in children. By around age two, typical English-speaking children learn approximately ...

If you've ever had to spell out words like W-A-L-K or T-R-E-A-T around a dog, you know that some dogs listen in to humans' chitchat and can pick out certain key words. Well, it turns out that some ...

Most dog owners are aware that their pooch is smart enough to know a few choice phrases—“walkies,” for instance, or, perhaps more likely, “time for dinner.” Some particularly intelligent canines can ...

Toddlers can pick up new words just by overhearing conversations. Now, new research suggests that some intelligent dogs can expand their vocabulary in just the same way. Children as young as 18 months ...

The letter Z often feels unfamiliar to students. It appears less often than other letters, and when it does appear, the words can feel technical or distant. This can create the impression that Z words ...

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Love a good crossword puzzle? Word-game enthusiasts may be glad to know that the first-ever crossword puzzle was published around this time over a century ago. According to Guinness World Records, the ...

In case you missed it, global film superstar Tom Cruise won his first Oscar—almost three weeks ago. The Oscar wasn’t for a single performance. Rather, it was a lifetime achievement award given by the ...

Sorry, parents and teachers of middle schoolers: your days of hearing "67" shouted randomly are far from over. Dictionary.com on Wednesday announced it has chosen "67 ...