WikiAnswers tells us that there are approximately 7,200 grains of rice in a cup so as the site keeps track of the number of grains of rice you'll be donating by the number of words you get right, you can also figure out how many cups of rice that'll make.

You can choose to have the site remember you and the level you reach every time you play by selecting the "options" link at the top of the page and setting the options to remember your vocabulary level and donation total on your computer."

I got up to Level 43 this morning (and donated 400 grains in about 5 minutes), but got knocked back because I missed "cognate" which I'm sure isn't even a real word. I don't know if Level 43 is high or not, but I'm going to assume it's lofty ...vertiginous ...eminent ... and probably at the pinnacle ... zenith ... apex.

Is it just me who thinks playing a vocabulary game is wicked fun? My family won't play Scattergories with me anymore so this feeds my passion. You can play for as long as you want, which is good because it does get addictive.

It just started in October and is already up to 2 1/2 billion grains of rice. As of December 1, of this year that's about 769,614 cups of rice donated to feed the hungry.

With so many smart wordsmiths, surely we can double that in a week or two.

Happy ricing!

Becky