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wordplay

[wurd-pley] / ˈwɜrdˌpleɪ /
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Wordplay and schadenfreude aren’t the real issues here.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Wordplay, snippets of music, and loopy associations multiply.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 6, 2019

But yes, somehow we convinced a book festival called Wordplay to invite us, and pretty much the entire band has accepted.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2019

Wordplay reliably leavens, lightens or just makes us smile.

From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2019

In a curious coincidence, Wordplay host Jim Horne also put forward a challenge for Numberplay readers yesterday.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2010




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