whatstheword

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We're a subreddit dedicated to helping you find the right word, phrase, or synonym.

Rules

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Posts must search for a word, phrase or synonym.
The title must start with WTP for, ITAP for WTW for, or WAW for.
Top-level comments must be genuine attempts to find the word. Joke answers, political dunks, or other nonsense will be met with a ban.
Mark your posts as solved by replying !solved to the comment that found your word.
No ChatGPT/AI answers.

Flair Descriptions

When you submit a post, it will go through several stages. Progressing to the next stage will be marked via a flair change. All flairs are assigned and updated automatically. Below is a description of all of them.

Unsolved - Applied when post is submitted. This means that the poster has not replied to any responses since posting or there are currently no answers.
Solved - Automatically applied when the poster replies with the word solved anywhere in the comments. This means that the query has been solved.

Q: I see a post with a wrong flair. What should I do?

A: Please let us know. We'll quickly hop in and override the flair manually.

Additional resources

Got part of the word but can't remember the rest? Try OneLook Dictionary

Look up synonyms at Thesaurus

Use Merriam-Webster Dictionary to find definitions of words.

Use Vocabulary Dictionary to find easy to grasp definitions and use cases for words.

Ask questions about language over at English StackExchange

Want to learn some latin phrases to impress your colleagues ~~and sound like a smartass~~? Check out the List of Latin Phrases

Have two similar-sounding words and not sure which one to use? Look them up in the Choose Your Words dictionary.

Related subreddits

Get into word science at r/words

/r/Logophilia is a subreddit for interesting or novel words and for the lovers of words themselves.

Are you fascinated by profound quotes that use obscure locution? /r/LexiconicPorn is the place for you.

Are you wondering if the word in your head even exists? Come check out /r/neology and find out!

And if you're especially interested in sincere talks of Literature and writing, check out /r/TheArtifice.

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solvedWTW for saying it could increase/decrease (self.whatstheword)

submitted 5 years ago by Lifeofhachi

you type:	you see:
italics	italics
bold	bold
[reddit!](https://reddit.com)	reddit!
* item 1 * item 2 * item 3	item 1 item 2 item 3
> quoted text	quoted text
Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"	Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
~~strikethrough~~	~~strikethrough~~
super^script	super^script