On April 2, 1935, The Stanford Daily announced its first crossword with great fanfare. “To give students ever more service and pleasure The Daily starts today a series of Crossword Puzzles ...

Here's today's Connections answer and hints for groups. These clues will help you solve New York Times' popular puzzle game, ...

A few hours before cruciverbalist Tyler Hinman won his seventh American National Crossword Puzzle Tournament this Sunday, Yale students performed the first act of the musical Word Nerd on the same ...

National Word Nerd Day is observed on Jan. 9 every year, and it's the perfect time to celebrate the many wonderful words that we use in our daily lives, from simple to complex ones.

The 28-year-old from Gaithersburg, Maryland, a "word nerd" growing up, is known for being one of the most inclusive – some say revolutionary – crossword editors in mainstream puzzles. What ...

Here’s my 2023 language book gift guide for every type of word nerd. For the rule follower : Most people, even grammar-savvy types, don’t know about usage guides.

The musical is the result of four students’ senior theses — three of them within the Theater and Performance Studies department. The show features a crossword-themed television game show broadcast ...

Although I try to keep my writing succinct, today I’m going to be far more labyrinthine because I’m preparing myself for Word Nerd Day, which takes place on Jan. 9. Like the majority of… ...

An erroneous, yet comical, puzzle answer on Monday’s episode of “Wheel of Fortune” spurred countless fan reactions online. The moment occurred when contestants had to guess a three-word ...

TUESDAY PUZZLE — The old word nerd joke goes like this:. Q: “Why do the French have only one egg for breakfast?" A: “Because one egg is an OEUF” (which sort of sounds like “enough”).

If a letter you input turns green it means you’ve placed the correct letter in that position. If it turns orange, that letter is in the word but in a different position. Gray letters are not in that ...