Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day

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Merriam-Webster

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Jul 11, 2026

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festoon 06.06.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 6, 2025 is: festoon \fess-TOON\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

sea change 05.06.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 5, 2025 is: sea change \SEE-CHAYNJ\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

bogus 04.06.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 4, 2025 is: bogus \BOH-gus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

tutelage 03.06.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 3, 2025 is: tutelage \TOO-tuh-lij\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Herculean 02.06.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 2, 2025 is: Herculean \her-kyuh-LEE-un\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

proscribe 01.06.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 1, 2025 is: proscribe \proh-SCRYBE\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

opportune 31.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 31, 2025 is: opportune \ah-per-TOON\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

gust 30.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 30, 2025 is: gust \GUST\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

nascent 29.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 29, 2025 is: nascent \NASS-unt\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

fiasco 28.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 28, 2025 is: fiasco \fee-ASK-oh\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

interminable 27.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 27, 2025 is: interminable \in-TER-muh-nuh-bul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

commemorate 26.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 26, 2025 is: commemorate \kuh-MEM-uh-rayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

dyspeptic 25.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 25, 2025 is: dyspeptic \diss-PEP-tik\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

limn 24.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 24, 2025 is: limn \LIM\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

bastion 23.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 23, 2025 is: bastion \BAS-chun\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

voluble 22.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 22, 2025 is: voluble \VAHL-yuh-bul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

hapless 21.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 21, 2025 is: hapless \HAP-lus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

chagrin 20.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 20, 2025 is: chagrin \shuh-GRIN\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

antithetical 19.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 19, 2025 is: antithetical \an-tuh-THET-ih-kul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

talisman 18.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 18, 2025 is: talisman \TAL-iss-mun\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

mercurial 17.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2025 is: mercurial \mer-KYUR-ee-ul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

junket 16.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 16, 2025 is: junket \JUNK-ut\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

impervious 15.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 15, 2025 is: impervious \im-PER-vee-us\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

scuttlebutt 14.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 14, 2025 is: scuttlebutt \SKUTT-ul-butt\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

apotropaic 13.05.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 13, 2025 is: apotropaic \ap-uh-troh-PAY-ik\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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