

In early 2020, in response to COVID-19 quarantine home-schooling needs, launched an interactive platform for learning at home, and an online tutoring service. Since then, released a standalone thesaurus app called Thesaurus Rex along with education apps, Flashcards, Word Dynamo, and Learning to Read with Zoo Animals. It also included audio pronunciations, alphabetical indexing, and synonym example sentences. In April 2009, they launched an app on the App Store allowing users to find definitions and synonyms. The selection is based on search trends on the site throughout the year and the news events that drive them. In 2010, began a Word of the Year feature with the word 'change'. Features and services Īmong its features, offers a Word of the Day, a crossword solver, and a pop culture dictionary that includes emoji and slang sections. In 2015, they estimated that there are 5.5 billion word searches a year on its site. At the time of the sale, was the 447th most trafficked website in the United States, according to the website tracking service SimilarWeb. In 2018, IAC sold and to Rock Holdings. In July 2008, Lexico Publishing Group, LLC, was acquired by Ask.com, an IAC company, and renamed, LLC. At the time of its launch, it was one of the web's first in-depth reference sites. was founded by Brian Kariger and Daniel Fierro as part of Lexico Publishing, which also started and.
