Cinematic Bookends
In this game, we challenge our contestants to identify famous films by their "bookends"-- their first and last lines.
Games & Humor
One-Word One-Hit Wonders
The airwaves of the 90s were full of one-hit wonders, and in this music game, we're paying homage to some of them--specifically, the ones that had a single word as a title.
Close to Homer
D'oh! You might be facepalming during this game, in which we give the Homer Simpson treatment to celebrities whose names end with the syllable "oh."
Ask Me, Ant Hero
We love our anagrams--this time, we're going a bit easier on our contestants and anagramming only the last word of well-known TV shows.
Compound Fractures
What combination of words forms the answer to the clue, "I like to change the places of everything on the back part of the stove"? Rearrange and "rear range"...obviously.
Show Me First
In this final round, it's not all about you--in fact, it's all about "M-E." In honor of our visit to the Show Me State, every answer begins with these two letters.
New Zealander Wins French Scrabble Title, But Doesn't Speak French
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Stefan Fatsis, author of Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players, about Nigel Richards' win.
Relieve The Duties Of A Letter: Make Believe, And Make It Better
Change a letter in each word to make two new words. The letter you change must be in the same position in each word. And the letter you change each of them to will be the same letter of the alphabet.
We'll Get Together Then
Do you reach for a tissue every time the oldies station plays Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle"? Try to hold it together when Jonathan Coulton sings rewritten lyrics about classic children's games.
Off The Rack
Proofreading matters! We've changed magazine titles by one letter to make them appealing to an even more niche audience. Maybe sip a margarita while browsing Lime Magazine?