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www.OUTWIT.Me - Twitter Word Games Played with Tweets
Source: www.outwit.me

Knowledge Probe Inc. announces the release of the first of a series of "never-ending" word games for the Twitter platform.

Cerebral Maybe, But Scrabble's a Sport in Senegal
Source: Christian Science Monitor

To most casual observers of Scrabble, the game is a pastime. But in Senegal, typically better known for the Dakar Rally, it is a sport. And it's taken very seriously – especially this week, as the country plays host to the 37th Francophone Scrabble World Championships.

McCarthyism Lives In The Word Games of Republicans
Source: The Seminal

Politics has always been a game of language, but it seems that the Republicans have gotten very good at it.

Free Rice: Increase your vocabulary and have food donated
Source: Librarian Internet Index

Description: Practice your English vocabulary skills and provide 20 grains of rice to hungry people for each vocabulary word for which you identify the correct definition.

11 Incredible Lipograms -
Source: Book of Lists

A form of verbal gymnastics, lipograms are written works that deliberately omit a certain letter of the alphabet by avoiding all words that include that letter. `Lipo actually means `lacking - in this case lacking a letter.

Scrabble with Strangers
Source: Gimundo

Check out Scrabulous, a free website where you can find an online Scrabble game any time you want one, day or night.

Name that word: September 19, 2007

What is the word for each of the following definitions? 1) Having an inclination or tendency to something.

Name that word: September 17 2007

Here are three definitions for three different words. What are they? If you know or learn these, you should be able to use them around Newsvine a lot! 1) Hatred of argument, reasoning, or enlightenment. 2) The Greek god of censure and mockery or a carping critic.

Name that word: September 15, 2007

I give the definition, you name the word. Today's definitions: 1) Anything forbidden, or object of loathing. 2) A hissing sound. 3) To cause to explode.

Name that word: September 14, 2007

Okay...you know the drill. Read the definition, name the word. (No peeking at a dictionary!) Todays definitions: 1) The conical or pointed summit of a mountain.

Name that word: September 12 2007

I've had so much fun with rwarners trivia that I decided to start something along that vein. I'll list three definitions and you name the word it belongs to. No peeking at a dictionary! Here's the 1st round:

Travel Games for Kids
Source: articler.com

Don't let your kids drive you crazy while your driving! Fun travel games to play with kids.

Emanuel seeks to cut funding for Cheney's office, home
Source: Chicago Tribune

Responding to claims by Vice President Dick Cheney that his office is exempt from disclosing information about what it has classified as secret, Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) said Tuesday he will try to cut off the $4.8 million needed annually to run Cheney's office and home.

uh...what was the question???

As I shamelessly mine old game shows for word games that might work on the newsvine interface, I always knew that - sooner or later - I'd get to this one. It's very simple. We start with a word. You provide the question to go with that answer.

Word Associations: A sociological study

I was involved in a discussion about the banning of language that lead to another discussion about how language affects socialization…or at least that is the direction I was going.

blankety blanks

This is based on an old game show but the idea is pretty basic.

what's in a word?

The Word Play group was inspired by Jason Boog's Six-Word Science Fiction Story Vine

Playing Scrabble Online at Atari Play
Source: Associated Content

A guide to online Scrabble at Atari Play. The article, also, mentions the pros and cons of this online Scrabble site.

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