H ow about that Wordle puzzle on May 29? The five-letter answer in the New York Times' engaging online word-guessing game ...

The English language is notorious for its use of silent letters. In fact, about 60 percent of English words contain a silent letter. But these often distressing words weren’t intended to be so ...

There are quite a few letters (defined somewhat loosely) that English largely tossed aside as our language grew, and you probably never even knew they existed (though in some cases, their fossils ...

Group of men and women wearing 'X'-emblazoned T-shirts, bandanas and baseball caps, with one man in a Malcolm X T-shirt From its origins with the Phoenicians to Twitter's rebrand, "x" is one of ...

A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples. A program that ...

since it begins with the absolute rarest letter in the English language. I never guess that letter except out of total and complete desperation. Personally, I like to stick with starter words that ...