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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wend 19.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 19, 2022 is: wend \WEND\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

nascent 18.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 18, 2022 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 .

limerick 17.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 17, 2022 is: limerick \LIM-uh-rik\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

intersperse 16.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 16, 2022 is: intersperse \in-ter-SPERSS\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

gregarious 15.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 15, 2022 is: gregarious \grih-GAIR-ee-us\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

cryptography 14.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 14, 2022 is: cryptography \krip-TAH-gruh-fee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

elucidate 13.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 13, 2022 is: elucidate \ih-LOO-suh-dayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

uncouth 12.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 12, 2022 is: uncouth \un-KOOTH\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

archetype 11.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 11, 2022 is: archetype \AHR-kih-type\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

tempestuous 10.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 10, 2022 is: tempestuous \tem-PESS-chuh-wus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

besmirch 09.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 9, 2022 is: besmirch \bih-SMERCH\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

riddle 08.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 8, 2022 is: riddle \RID-ul \noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

compendious 07.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 7, 2022 is: compendious \kum-PEN-dee-us \adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

milieu 06.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 6, 2022 is: milieu \meel-YOO\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

fester 05.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 5, 2022 is: fester \FESS-ter\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

askew 04.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 4, 2022 is: askew \uh-SKYOO\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

slough 03.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 3, 2022 is: slough \SLUFF\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

kitsch 02.03.2022

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

prosaic 01.03.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 1, 2022 is: prosaic \proh-ZAY-ik\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

founder 28.02.2022

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

arbitrary 27.02.2022

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

wherewithal 26.02.2022

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

embarrass 25.02.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 25, 2022 is: embarrass \im-BAIR-us\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

utmost 24.02.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 24, 2022 is: utmost \UT-mohst\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

parable 23.02.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 23, 2022 is: parable \PAIR-uh-bul\ noun 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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