Vocabulary.com
Learn new words, play games, and explore the English language.
Vocabulary.com is an online platform offering an English dictionary, vocabulary-building games, and educational tools for learners and teachers. It uses an adaptive teaching algorithm to help users expand their vocabulary through personalized activities and competitions. Educators can assign word lists, run classroom activities like Vocab Jams, and track student progress.
Users look up words in a human-written dictionary, then reinforce learning through adaptive games, assignments, and competitions like the Vocabulary Bowl.
Students, self-learners, and educators looking to build English vocabulary
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- freemium
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