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When your alarm fires, one word appears on screen. Just the word. Get up, and you unlock the full story: where it came from, what it means, and which other words share its roots. The whole thing takes under a minute.
Alarm fires
One word appears on screen. Just the word. Nothing else.
You get up
Etymology, definition, roots. The full story of where the word came from.
You remember it
Answer one question to dismiss the alarm. The act of answering is what makes it stick.
479 free words. Start expanding your vocabulary today.
A word a day builds faster than you'd think. Every word in Zazu comes with its full story: etymology, roots, and a morning task that makes it stick.
Every word has a story.
A place of wild chaos and noise — originally the capital of Hell.
Ten themed word packs.
From Shakespeare's coinages to Latin legal terms. From Tolkien's invented words to loan words borrowed from across the globe.
270 Curated Words
The Literary Pack
Words coined or popularised by the authors who shaped English. Shakespeare, Milton, Tolkien, Orwell, Carroll, Chaucer, Dickens and more. Every word comes with a real quote from the source text.
What's inside
Shakespeare Vol. 1 · Shakespeare Vol. 2 · Milton · Chaucer · The Romantics · Dickens · and more
Pandemonium
Coined by Milton in Paradise Lost, 1667. From Greek pan (all) + daimon (spirit).
Chortle
Invented by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass, 1871. A blend of chuckle and snort.
Assassination
First used by Shakespeare in Macbeth, 1606. From Arabic hashshashin.
Pandemonium
Coined by Milton in Paradise Lost, 1667. From Greek pan (all) + daimon (spirit).
Chortle
Invented by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass, 1871. A blend of chuckle and snort.
Assassination
First used by Shakespeare in Macbeth, 1606. From Arabic hashshashin.
Pandemonium
Coined by Milton in Paradise Lost, 1667. From Greek pan (all) + daimon (spirit).
Chortle
Invented by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass, 1871. A blend of chuckle and snort.
Assassination
First used by Shakespeare in Macbeth, 1606. From Arabic hashshashin.
Pandemonium
Coined by Milton in Paradise Lost, 1667. From Greek pan (all) + daimon (spirit).
Chortle
Invented by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass, 1871. A blend of chuckle and snort.
Assassination
First used by Shakespeare in Macbeth, 1606. From Arabic hashshashin.
Zazu Gold.
Every word pack. Full history. Advanced practice. £1.99 a month.
Go deeper with Word Gym.
Every word has three gym rounds. Match roots to meanings, complete real literary quotes, deduce definitions from context. Optional, but addictive.
Etymology
Match word roots to their meanings. Follow a word back through Latin, Greek, or Old English and understand why it means what it means.
Quote Completion
Complete a real quote from the source text. For literary pack words that means Shakespeare, Milton, or Tolkien. You read real lines from the actual works.
Contextual Definition
Read a passage and work out what the word means from context alone. No definition given. The hardest round.
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The alarm keeps sounding until you answer it. There's no snooze that skips the word: you can hold to snooze if you need a few more minutes, but the word is waiting for you either way.