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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!

Take-off O Puzzle

Quiz Guy John Chaneski has devised another take-off puzzle, meaning that taking off the first letter of a word results in a second word. This time, the initial letter is the letter O. For example, if someone has unlatched the gate to the pigsty...

Alternative Riddle Answers

Quiz Guy John Chaneski says he and his fellow puzzlers often kibitz over familiar riddles, thinking up alternative answers. For example, the answer to “What month do people sleep the least?” is “February,” because that month...

Chi-chi-chi Chaneski Challenge

Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s puzzle was inspired by the Greek letter chi. All of the answers contain the letters C-H-I. For example, if you see a man standing idly by while his wife struggles with grocery bags, you might surmise that...

Anagrammatic Book Titles Quiz

Quiz Guy John Chaneski is pondering books with titles that include an anagram. For example, what might you call Stephen Hawking’s heavy coffee-table book about people’s attempts over the centuries to get enough roughage in their diet...