Words Trivia Quizzes

Some English words sound as if someone invented them as a joke. Others give a name to an experience you have known for years.

Take our unusual words quiz and meet terms such as petrichor, laconic, and quixotic. Each question offers four possible definitions. Only one fits.

One word can hold a whole story

A short explanation follows every answer. You may learn a word’s origin, its exact sense, or the odd history that gave it a place in English.

Ten words. Ten chances to add a little more to your vocabulary. A good guess counts too.