Mystery, suspense, and riddles were thought to be intrinsically intertwined in the ancient world. Solving a mystery or riddle was even felt to provide emotional relief from the problems of life, at ...

Brevity is the soul of wit. Shakespeare noted it; Hemingway perfected it. But a six-word story contest? Pen it, win it — or fail. Unfortunately, it’s impossible to tell this story in just six words — ...

Welcome to The Riddler. Every week, I offer up problems related to the things we hold dear around here: math, logic and probability. Two puzzles are presented each week: the Riddler Express for those ...

Josh Wardle, a software engineer based in Brooklyn, created the game for his partner, Palak Shah, who loves word puzzles, and named it Wordle as a play on his last name, according to The New York ...

The Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America is encouraging writers who can create a mystery story in six words to enter the inaugural Six-Word Mystery Contest. To win a $10 bet, Ernest ...

They're known as man's best friends, fur babies, pooches. But the most widely used word for these beloved animals — "dog" — is also a great linguistic mystery. "The most everyday, commonplace words ...