Expand your lexicon with engaging Vocabulary crossword puzzles at Grid Genius. Challenge your mind and discover new words with our daily grids!
Our Vocabulary crosswords are designed to stretch your mental dictionary and introduce you to fascinating new terms. Players will encounter puzzles themed around SAT prep words, archaic English, scientific nomenclature, and fascinating foreign loanwords. Whether you are a logophile or simply looking to improve your everyday communication, these grids offer a rewarding and educational challenge.
Crossword clues used in vocabulary puzzles, with answers and links to play.
“A bubbly quality in a drink”
FIZZ (4)
“The physical dimensions or magnitude of an object”
SIZE (4)
“A popular Italian dish with a dough base and toppings”
PIZZA (5)
“A common suffix used to form verbs from nouns”
IZA (3)
“To succeed in obtaining a job or contract”
LAND (4)
“To join something to an existing collection”
ADD (3)
“To receive payment for work done”
EARN (4)
“To have something as property”
OWN (3)
“To be successful in a competition”
WIN (3)
“Trunk of inflection that bears affixes”
STEM (4)
“Bons companion in witty French remarks”
MOT (3)
“Active or passive vocalizer”
VOICE (5)
“Mental sharpness found in sharp retorts”
WIT (3)
“Designated period or precise label”
TERM (4)
“Underground source of biological and lexical growth”
ROOT (4)
“Ancestral radical beneath a modern term”
ETYMON (6)
“Descriptive tag that may praise or smear”
EPITHET (7)
“Echo chamber where spelling mirrors sound”
ONOMATOPOEIA (12)
“Substituting the crown for the monarch”
METONYMY (8)
“Well-worn figure turning up in rhetoric”
TROPE (5)
“Distinctive manner of turning a phrase”
STYLE (5)
“Twin meaning disguised in different clothes”
SYNONYM (7)
“Mrs. Slip's laughable blunder of acoustic confusion”
MALAPROPISM (11)
“Habitual employment governing grammatical custom”
USAGE (5)
“Unmeasured speech lacking rhythmic meters”
PROSE (5)
“Headword taking pride of place in entry lists”
LEMMA (5)
“Colloquial handle pinned on an alias”
MONIKER (7)
“Play on syllables that makes groaners laugh”
PUN (3)
“Luggage packing two blended words into one”
PORTMANTEAU (11)
“Measuring a foot and a half of verbal excess”
SESQUIPEDALIAN (14)
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