- The Crossword puzzler's handbook, over 1,500 words you need to know, compiled by Richard Showstack
- The words you should know to sound smart, 1,200 essential words every sophisticated person should be able to use, Robert W. Bly
- Word drops, a sprinkling of linguistic curiosities, Paul Anthony Jones
- American English compendium, a portable guide to the idiosyncrasies, subtleties, technical lingo, and nooks and crannies of American English, Marv Rubinstein
- Thingamajigs and whatchamacallits, unfamiliar terms for familiar things, Rod L. Evans
- Grammar girl's 101 words to sound smart, Mignon Fogarty
- Reading and writing Chinese, a comprehensive guide to the Chinese writing system, William McNaughton ; revised by Jiageng Fan
- How to tell fate from destiny, and other skillful word distinctions, by Charles Harrington Elster ; [illustrations, Chi Birmingham]
- A to zoo, subject access to children's picture books, Carolyn W. Lima, John A. Lima
- Essential Arabic vocabulary, a handbook of core terms, Mourad Diouri
- Maisy's food, Los alimentos de Maisy, Lucy Cousins
- Japanese core words and phrases, things you can't find in a dictionary, Kakuko Shoji
- Workplace skills builder OPD, Jayme Adelson-Goldstein, Norma Shapiro, Marjorie Fuchs
- The little book of lost words, collywobbles, snollygosters, and 86 other surprisingly useful terms worth resurrecting, creator of History Hustle, Joe Gillard
- Hindi tutor, grammar and vocabulary workbook, Naresh Sharma