Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day

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From the fun and familiar to the strange and obscure, learn something new every day with Merriam-Webster.

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Merriam-Webster

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Arts

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Jul 11, 2026

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meld 02.06.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 2, 2022 is: meld \MELD\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

behest 01.06.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 1, 2022 is: behest \bih-HEST\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

ephemeral 31.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 31, 2022 is: ephemeral \ih-FEM-uh-rul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

commemorate 30.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 30, 2022 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 .

junket 29.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 29, 2022 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 .

propagate 28.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 28, 2022 is: propagate \PRAH-puh-gayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

uncanny 27.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 27, 2022 is: uncanny \un-KAN-ee\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

fetter 26.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 26, 2022 is: fetter \FET-er\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

benevolent 25.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 25, 2022 is: benevolent \buh-NEV-uh-lunt\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

dander 24.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 24, 2022 is: dander \DAN-der\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

mercurial 23.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 23, 2022 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 .

galumph 22.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 22, 2022 is: galumph \guh-LUMF\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

paradox 21.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 21, 2022 is: paradox \PAIR-uh-dahks\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

ad hoc 20.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 20, 2022 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 .

kibosh 19.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 19, 2022 is: kibosh \KYE-bosh\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

indoctrinate 18.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 18, 2022 is: indoctrinate \in-DAHK-truh-nayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

nonpareil 17.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2022 is: nonpareil \nahn-puh-REL\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

epithet 16.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 16, 2022 is: epithet \EP-uh-thet\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

hark back 15.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 15, 2022 is: hark back \HAHRK-BAK\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

verdant 14.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 14, 2022 is: verdant \VER-dunt\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

turpitude 13.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 13, 2022 is: turpitude \TER-puh-tood\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

bloviate 12.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 12, 2022 is: bloviate \BLOH-vee-ayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

ramshackle 11.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 11, 2022 is: ramshackle \RAM-shak-ul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

conclave 10.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 10, 2022 is: conclave \KAHN-klayv\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

orientate 09.05.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 9, 2022 is: orientate \OR-ee-un-tayt\ verb 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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