Word Archive

Every word we've featured, collected for you to explore.

rash

noun

an eruption on the body

Sun, Mar 15, 2026

immure

verb

to enclose within or as if within walls

Sat, Mar 14, 2026

gambit

noun

a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position

Fri, Mar 13, 2026

besotted

adjective

utterly infatuated

Thu, Mar 12, 2026

mea culpa

noun

a formal acknowledgment of personal fault or error

Wed, Mar 11, 2026

hector

noun

a son of Priam, husband of Andromache, and Trojan champion slain by Achilles

Tue, Mar 10, 2026

crepuscular

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling twilight dim

Mon, Mar 9, 2026

libertine

noun

a freethinker especially in religious matters

Sun, Mar 8, 2026

vaunted

adjective

highly or widely praised or boasted about

Sat, Mar 7, 2026

deem

verb

to come to think or judge consider

Fri, Mar 6, 2026

ad hoc

adjective

concerned with a particular end or purpose

Thu, Mar 5, 2026

spiel

verb

to play music

Wed, Mar 4, 2026

exhilarate

verb

to make (someone) very happy and excited or elated

Tue, Mar 3, 2026

paean

noun

a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph

Mon, Mar 2, 2026

congruous

adjective

being in agreement, harmony, or correspondence

Sun, Mar 1, 2026

nettle

noun

any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs

Sat, Feb 28, 2026

knackered

adjective

tired, exhausted

Fri, Feb 27, 2026

onomatopoeia

noun

the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it the creation of words that imitate natural sounds (such as buzz, hiss)

Thu, Feb 26, 2026

umpteen

adjective

very many indefinitely numerous

Wed, Feb 25, 2026

umpteen

adjective

very many indefinitely numerous

Tue, Feb 24, 2026