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Word games, word puzzles, word quizzes, wordplay, and occasional trivia with our quizmasters, most recently John Chaneski, with older puzzles by Greg Pliska and special appearances by Will Shortz. Pit yourself against the A Way with Words hosts as you try to figure out twisty mindbenders and brainteasers heard every episode. Sometimes easy, sometimes difficult, always fun!

Get the Chop Word Game

Quiz Guy John Chaneski has been pondering those old digital displays on car dashboards that sometimes cut off part of the name of the song playing on the radio. For example, what song would really be playing if the truncated title was...

Pangram, the Redux Redux Redux

A Los Angeles, California, listener shares the following pangram, a succinct but understandable statement that contains all 26 letters of the alphabet: A quick fox jumps high / Vexing birds, zigzag winds fly / Haikus trap words, why? This is part of...

The “It” Quiz

Quiz Guy John Chaneski has been thinking a lot about it—that is, how the presence or absence of the letters I-T can clue different words. Each of this puzzle’s sentences suggests one word containing the letters I-T, and a second word...