WORDS FRONT AND CENTER IN ALL LEARNING

Learn how words work, at every level

Grammar explained, word pairs untangled, and classroom guides for teachers, from kindergarten to adult learners. Written by the editors of the Wordsmyth dictionaries.

WORD OF THE DAY

Word of the Day posts will appear here once they are moved to this site.

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Explore the Learning Center

Four places to start, each with its own collection of articles.

Language Notes

The Grammar Glossary, usage notes and commonly confused words.

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Vocabulary

Word parts, roots and affixes, and how quantity words work.

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Teaching Resources

Teacher guides and classroom ideas, sorted by grade band.

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Using Wordsmyth

What each dictionary feature does and how it helps learners.

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For teachers, by grade band

Each band matches a Wordsmyth dictionary level.

K–2

WILD

Picture-first dictionary for young readers and pre-readers.

GRADES 3–5

Elementary Children’s Dictionary

Full-sentence, illustrated definitions.

GRADES 6–8

Intermediate Children’s Dictionary

Concise, simplified definitions.

GRADES 9–12+ AND ADULTS

Advanced Dictionary

Collegiate definitions; also for adult and ESL learners.