word

A short spoken or written statement giving an opinion

A period with no sound or speech

Not speaking because someone cannot or chooses not to speak

A final decision by someone with the power to decide

Rumors people tell each other about events or people

Using exactly the same words as the original

To tell someone a secret that should be kept

Not believe anything someone says

Find a chance to say something when others keep talking

Keep quiet about a secret

Completely true in every possible way or meaning

People tell others instead of writing

To say any words, often used with not to mean say nothing

To listen very carefully to every word someone says

From the very beginning of something

To talk to yourself to think about and criticize your actions

People must do what someone says without question

A private talk to give advice or a warning

What the mother decides must be followed without question

To think carefully about what you have done and decide to act differently

People must do what one person says without question

Act in the same way you say you will

A signal to start an action or project

A final remark in a discussion to end the argument

Sacred writings and teachings believed to come from God that give guidance for living

A short helpful suggestion that warns about a possible problem

Information people share by talking to each other

Short praise said about someone to help them be chosen for something

A word people think is rude or not polite

Words shown with letters on a page or screen instead of spoken

A final decision or ruling that ends a matter

A game where players make or find words by following rules, like crosswords

A program on a computer for writing, editing and printing text documents

A rude or offensive word with four letters used to show anger

Information spoken by people and passed from person to person

A rude word people say to show strong anger or surprise

Positive news or information about something

A serious promise to tell the truth or keep a secret

An important word used to find a text in a search

To use a computer program to write and change text documents

Confusing speech or writing that makes no sense

Words or phrases that avoid saying something clearly and often make people believe something untrue

A short private talk to give advice or discuss a sensitive matter

Something you say aloud rather than write or think

A clear description that makes you imagine a scene

A rude word that is not for children

The way words are put in a sentence to show who does what

A word made from two words that often has a new meaning, like toothpaste or watchdog

A square that gives a word twice its score when placed on it

A word that unlocks a secret message

A polite way to mention the word love when someone feels awkward saying it

A word people use instead of a very offensive slur for Black people

A square puzzle where the same words read across and down

A word with the same or very similar meaning as another word

The basic form of a word after removing beginnings and endings

An informal word or phrase used by a group of people

A short spoken or written message saying goodbye and good wishes

A clever or funny use of words to make jokes

A writer who uses strong, clear words to make scenes feel real

A word in another language that comes from the same older word

A word from a small fixed set that helps show grammar, like in or and

A word that gives the main meaning in a sentence, like a noun or verb

A word that shows person, place and time compared to the speaker or listener

A repeated word in writing that appears by accident

The main word shown as the heading in a dictionary

A short rude English word of four letters that insults someone

A word that shows the grammar of a sentence, like and or the

The word shown at the top of a dictionary page to find information

A word that has only one syllable

A word that enters a language because of a mistake, like a misprint, and has no real use

A word at the top of a dictionary page showing the first or last entry on that page

The main word in a group of words that other words describe

A made-up word used only once for a particular occasion

A word or short phrase that makes someone feel stronger and want to change

A type of word that often gets new words, like nouns and verbs

A word that has the reverse meaning of another word

A word that has more than one meaning

A word that has more than one meaning

A word that has more than three syllables

A new word that joins parts of two words

A general word that includes more specific words like bird for sparrow

A long fancy word people use when simple words are enough

A polite way to mention the word hate without saying it

A polite way to talk about a sensitive word that starts with J

A polite way to avoid saying a rude word that starts with p

A rude word used to insult people with an intellectual disability, replaced by the letter R

A polite way to talk about a word or topic that makes people upset

A polite way to refer to a taboo or offensive word without saying it

A polite phrase for a rude word that starts with A, for example ass

A polite phrase people use instead of a rude word for a woman

An indirect way to say a very offensive word for a woman's private parts

A polite way to say divorce without mentioning it directly

A polite way to talk about the very rude word 'fuck' without saying it

A word used to hurt someone's reputation unfairly

A word that names a more specific kind than a general word, like 'poodle' for 'dog'

A word people avoid saying because it is rude or about violence