Pall Mall — A precursor to croquet, it’s the lawn game that brings out the competitive side of the Bridgerton family. Penelope — Born a Featherington, Penelope is played by Nicola Coughlan. She’s also ...

Math teacher Natalie Zolty became the top female Scrabble champion in the UK and shared her top tips and 2-letter words for ...

In hockey, offsides happens when a player goes across the blue line into the offensive zone (also called the attacking zone) before the puck does, according to USA Hockey. (The blue line is what ...

The 61-year-old outsmarted scrabble grandmaster Gary Oliver to claim the top spot by playing the word zendiks - meaning ...

Natalie Zolty, 61, from Solihull won 12 out of 15 games at the UK Open Competition despite not knowing the meanings of most ...

A maths teacher has become the UK’s top female Scrabble player – despite admitting she doesn’t know what most of her winning ...

The English language grows a little more every year. It becomes richer, warmer, and more diverse as people across the world create new words. It borrows expressions from other cultures or changes the ...

In a move that could trigger fits of fury among readers, Oxford University Press — publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary — has picked "rage bait" as its 2025 Word of the Year. The term, which has ...

Doomscrolling has a new hazard. Oxford University Press announced “rage bait” is its 2025 word of the year. The prestigious publisher defines “rage bait” as “online content deliberately designed to ...

Every year, dictionaries come to a verdict of a “Word of the Year” which is a single word that captures the spirit, concerns, or mood of that year. For 2025, the Cambridge Dictionary has selected a ...

Cambridge Dictionary's new word of the year is widely associated with online stan culture. The dictionary has selected "parasocial" for its 2025 Word of the Year. The pick, in part, stemmed from fans' ...

In a world where we’re more connected than ever, yet somehow lonelier, too, Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2025 shines a light on a profoundly modern phenomenon. The chosen word is ...