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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acquiesce 07.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 7, 2023 is: acquiesce \ak-wee-ESS\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

fraught 06.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 6, 2023 is: fraught \FRAWT\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

weal 05.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 5, 2023 is: weal \WEEL\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

scrutinize 04.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 4, 2023 is: scrutinize \SKROO-tuh-nyze\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

challah 03.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 3, 2023 is: challah \HAH-luh or KHAH-luh\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

portend 02.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 2, 2023 is: portend \por-TEND\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

eleemosynary 01.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 1, 2023 is: eleemosynary \el-ih-MAH-suh-nair-ee\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

savant 31.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 31, 2023 is: savant \sa-VAHNT\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

adapt 30.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 30, 2023 is: adapt \uh-DAPT\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

rubric 29.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 29, 2023 is: rubric \ROO-brik\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

doctrinaire 28.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 28, 2023 is: doctrinaire \dahk-truh-NAIR\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

wangle 27.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 27, 2023 is: wangle \WANG-gul\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

knackered 26.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 26, 2023 is: knackered \NAK-erd\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

marginalia 25.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 25, 2023 is: marginalia \mahr-juh-NAY-lee-uh\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

balkanize 24.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 24, 2023 is: balkanize \BAWL-kuh-nyze\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

endemic 23.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 23, 2023 is: endemic \en-DEM-ik\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

short shrift 22.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 22, 2023 is: short shrift \SHORT-SHRIFT\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

exacerbate 21.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 21, 2023 is: exacerbate \ig-ZASS-er-bayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

vulpine 20.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 20, 2023 is: vulpine \VUL-pine\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

misanthrope 19.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 19, 2023 is: misanthrope \MISS-un-throhp\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

implacable 18.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 18, 2023 is: implacable \im-PLAK-uh-bul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

hoodwink 17.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 17, 2023 is: hoodwink \HOOD-wink\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

paladin 16.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 16, 2023 is: paladin \PAL-uh-din\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

névé 15.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 15, 2023 is: névé \nay-VAY\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

recondite 14.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 14, 2023 is: recondite \REK-un-dyte\ 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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