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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crepuscular 08.03.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 8, 2026 is: crepuscular \krih-PUHSS-kyuh-ler\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

libertine 07.03.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 7, 2026 is: libertine \LIB-er-teen\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

vaunted 06.03.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 6, 2026 is: vaunted \VAWN-tud\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

deem 05.03.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 5, 2026 is: deem \DEEM\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

ad hoc 04.03.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 4, 2026 is: ad hoc \AD-HOCK\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

spiel 03.03.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 3, 2026 is: spiel \SPEEL\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

exhilarate 02.03.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 2, 2026 is: exhilarate \ig-ZIL-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 .

paean 01.03.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 1, 2026 is: paean \PEE-un\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

congruous 28.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 28, 2026 is: congruous \KAHNG-groo-us\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

nettle 27.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 27, 2026 is: nettle \NET-ul\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

knackered 26.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 26, 2026 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 .

onomatopoeia 25.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 25, 2026 is: onomatopoeia \ah-nuh-mah-tuh-PEE-uh\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

umpteen 24.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 24, 2026 is: umpteen \UMP-teen\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

culminate 23.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 23, 2026 is: culminate \KUL-muh-nayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

foray 22.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 22, 2026 is: foray \FOR-ay\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

laconic 21.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 21, 2026 is: laconic \luh-KAH-nik\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

encapsulate 20.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 20, 2026 is: encapsulate \in-KAP-suh-layt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

syllogism 19.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 19, 2026 is: syllogism \SIL-uh-jiz-um\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Goldilocks 18.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 18, 2026 is: Goldilocks \GOHL-dee-lahks\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

abdicate 17.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 17, 2026 is: abdicate \AB-dih-kayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

prerogative 16.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 16, 2026 is: prerogative \prih-RAH-guh-tiv\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

vertiginous 15.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 15, 2026 is: vertiginous \ver-TIJ-uh-nus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

canoodle 14.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 14, 2026 is: canoodle \kuh-NOO-dul\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

rapscallion 13.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 13, 2026 is: rapscallion \rap-SKAL-yun\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

endemic 12.02.2026

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 12, 2026 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 .

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