r/words is a subreddit with 102k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses word, meaning, new, hate, and definition.
For logophiles, whether you gravitate toward pleonasm or perspicacious thrift. Suggested topics: new or reanimated words and expressions, etymology, odd usages spotted in the wild, words you wish existed (or wish didn't), apt neologisms, portmanteaus, and linguistic observations.
Popular Themes in r/words
#1
Advice Requests
: "When I come across a word I don’t know, I look it up and make a note of it. Each week, I post the list here [week 278]"
4 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Which is a word you find sexiest to pronounce?"
1 post
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I made a free competitive spelling bee game with 4000 words"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/words
#1
Word
: "If you had to turn a random Word into a name, what would you pick?"
294 posts
#2
Meaning
: "Vocabulary That Blew My mind"
34 posts
#3
New
: "had never come across this one before today!"
31 posts
#4
Hate
22 posts
#5
Definition
22 posts
#6
Annoying
18 posts
#7
Vocabulary
: "Vocabulary That Blew My mind"
18 posts
#8
Looking
: "Looking for a word for being unable to leave a specific place"
11 posts
#9
Game
: "I made a free competitive spelling bee Game with 4000 words"
11 posts
#10
Phrase
: "Looking for a word meaning “quiet hope after accepting imperfection”"
10 posts
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+36k members(54.5%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026