Getting ready to play Scrabble or just want to spice up your vocabulary? Check out these weird words (from Weird Words):
- CRUCIVERBALISM – the art of crossword compilation or being a fan of crossword puzzles.
- NUDIUSTERTIAN – means “the day before yesterday”.
- PILLIVER – an old English word meaning a pillowcase.
- UMQUHILE – an adverb meaning formerly, previously; or, former, late as in: “The Lady of the umquhile Walter de Avenel was in very weak health in the Tower of Glendearg”.
- XANTIPPE – the wife of Greek philosopher Socrates who was known for her bad temper. Now the term is used to signify a shrew or surly spouse.



