/r/wordplay
Like foreplay but with words : a reddit for readers, writers, wordsmiths, storytellers, logolepts, puns, punsters, and all lovers of the English language.
Like foreplay but with words : a reddit for readers, writers, wordsmiths, storytellers, logolepts, puns, punsters, and all lovers of the English language.
wordplay (noun) -- the witty exploitation of the meanings and ambiguities of words, esp. in puns.
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Sporange means a rare type of sporangium or a part of a fungus
I've just set up a Ko-fi account for the first time because I've been writing poetry for a little while now, and it seems like a good way for people who appreciate my poetry to show their appreciation.
https://ko-fi.com/arnoldcyberbeggar
I'm pleased with that. And the fact that I posted it here, hoping people would click and donate based on this post, also makes it a self-referential meta joke if I'm not mistaken. Double points! I'm a little bit drunk.
Was musing on a theme of “hobbies for Halloween/horror characters/monsters”
Bodybuilding for Dr Frankenstein, for example.
Any others?
What are some fun or strange randomly-generated Reddit usernames you have seen or generated yourself? (Two words + numbers). You don't need to give the full thing, of course.
I've had enough of this opaque stuff.
Would love feedback. www.lettersgameofficial.com
Free 7-Day Premium Trial too to test all features.
Hey r/wordplay fam,
About a month ago, we posted here sharing Freestyle, a rhyming word game available at playfreestyle.co. Since then, we've received a lot of great feedback (THANK YOU!); the biggest was around the quality of the words/word availability. Soon after posting, we expanded the dictionary to about ~500,000 words. Since then, we’ve expanded the dictionary again, this time by 30%, increasing the word count from 500k to 650k words (we haven't verified but this is probably at least one of the largest if not the largest rhyming dictionaries on the internet)
What this means is there are more rhyming options and opportunities to maximize scores. For those of you who love esoteric words or just want to hit higher syllable counts, this update is definitely for you.
PS: If you haven’t played before, Freestyle is a daily word game where you come up with 13 rhyming words for the daily word, and your score is based on the total syllables from your answers. With the expanded dictionary, there’s even more opportunity to land a spot on the daily leaderboard with a top 5 high score.
Feel free to check it out and let us know what you think! Thanks as always for playing freestyle 🙏
Comm-Bat! A Comm-Bat is a drone built by Bruce Wayne. Indistinguishable from a normal bat from afar, the Comm-Bat is a drone used to relay messages to allies of the Bat-Man when he is too busy to meet them face-to-face. Comm-Bat is shorthand for Communications Bat. A fitting name for the Dark Knight.
I am creating a list for a friend who isn't feeling very well due to health issues. I am making a book with word puns (he loves those) to cheer him up when he is feeling sad. I have 200 pages to fill. My own favorites:
We have an old sliding screen door and are wanting to make a sign to remind people to open it gently. Any ideas?
Rn it’s 2breeornot2bree and it’s not doing it for me
update: I thought of breeffr (bffr)
Minute Cryptic - 26 September 2024 "Butcher store hosting university courses" (6) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 3 under par https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share
Minute Cryptic - 26 September 2024 "Butcher store hosting university courses" (6) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 I scored: 3 under par https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share
Hi r/wordplay! I recently came up with an idea for a word game I wanted to play but I couldn't find anything like it online, so my husband and I created it!
It's called Synonym Circuit and it's like a degrees-of-separation journey through a Thesaurus. You will begin with a Start Word, the list of all the Start Word's synonyms, and an End Word. You'll choose one of the Start Word's synonyms, and the game will give you the list of all the synonyms for that word. You'll continue choosing synonym after synonym until you hopefully reach the end word. The game will test your vocabulary as well as your grasp of double meanings, homonyms, and nuanced definitions.
The puzzles can be a bit challenging, but I think wordplay enthusiasts will probably be some of the best players out there. I'd love any and all feedback you may have! You can play it free at synonymcircuit.com
Thanks so much for reading this far!
There's a quote that instead of saying "fuck bitches, get money" they PG'd it so it can be in the yearbook and changed the quote to "disregard females, acquire money".
My daughter is looking for the same thing for her quote. She wants to put "Too-da-loo mother Fuckers!"- Leslie Chow
What can she change "mother fuckers" to so the yearbook staff accepts it?
Hey fam, my partner Julianna came up with this idea one morning while we were playing our daily stack of NYT Games over coffee.
Every day, there is a new word. The object of the game is to come up with 13 unique words that rhyme with this daily word. Your score is the total syllables of your rhymes, so the longer the words, the better. A leaderboard showcases the top 5 scores of the day. After submitting your words, you can explore submission stats and view a wordcloud of popular submitted rhymes.
We hope you'll check out the game, and we hope you have fun playing it. Thanks in advance!
Hey guys could you please help me with something? I have been brainstorming for a while but I'm sadly not great at this kind of stuff. What would be a good company name for a German/Arabic interpreter mainly working in medical tourism? Most of the Arabic clients come from the Emirates and Kuwait.
I’d prefer a clever wordplay that resonates with both the Arabic patients and the German medical practices, and that sticks in their minds. We accompany patients during their doctor's appointments and provide on-site interpretation. Additionally, we assist with scheduling and organization.
I'm sure a name that would check all three boxes ( being related to the medical field, plus being related to both languages) would be very hard to find. It's fine if it doesn't meet all three criteria
German:
Hey Leute, Könnt mir mir bitte helfen? Ich bin nicht sehr kreativ. Was wäre ein guter Firmenname für einen Deutsch/Arabisch-Dolmetscher, der hauptsächlich im Medizintourismus tätig ist? Die arabischen Kunden kommen größtenteils aus den Emiraten und Kuwait.
Am liebsten wäre mir ein cleveres Wortspiel, das sowohl den arabischen Patienten als auch den deutschen Arztpraxen etwas sagt und im Gedächtnis bleibt. Wir begleiten die Patienten bei ihren Arztterminen und dolmetschen vor Ort. Außerdem helfen wir auch bei der Terminfindung und Organisation
My 11yr old daughter is doing a school project business. She has named it ‘Buzzer Beater Bakery’ as she loves basketball. I told her to name the types of biscuits they make after basketballers or basket terms for a laugh. We have only come up with: Le brownie James and Stephen Cookie. (Curry). Anyone clever wordsmiths have some cool ideas?
mmm... Examwich.
I’m terrible at coming up with usernames and could really use some help thinking of a funny username with wordplay on the names berna or bernadette (like personatalie for the name natalie but with those two names). Thank you!!
I’m looking for puns (though not really puns) combining colors and calendar years. For example:
2008 = BlueThousand8 1994 = 1994ange (1994+orange)
Anyone have any other ideas? Thank you!