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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bespoke 23.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 23, 2025 is: bespoke \bih-SPOHK\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

temporize 22.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 22, 2025 is: temporize \TEM-puh-ryze\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

hibernaculum 21.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 21, 2025 is: hibernaculum \hye-ber-NAK-yuh-lum\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

decorous 20.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 20, 2025 is: decorous \DECK-er-us\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

veracity 19.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 19, 2025 is: veracity \vuh-RASS-uh-tee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

jaunty 18.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 18, 2025 is: jaunty \JAWN-tee\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

espouse 17.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 17, 2025 is: espouse \ih-SPOWZ\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

conversant 16.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 16, 2025 is: conversant \kun-VER-sunt\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

dreidel 15.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 15, 2025 is: dreidel \DRAY-dul\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

multitudinous 14.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 14, 2025 is: multitudinous \mul-tuh-TOO-duh-nus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

alleviate 13.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 13, 2025 is: alleviate \uh-LEE-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 .

waggish 12.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 12, 2025 is: waggish \WAG-ish\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

leviathan 11.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 11, 2025 is: leviathan \luh-VYE-uh-thun\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

grift 10.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 10, 2025 is: grift \GRIFT\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

paltry 09.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 9, 2025 is: paltry \PAWL-tree\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

bravado 08.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 8, 2025 is: bravado \bruh-VAH-doh\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

enigmatic 07.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 7, 2025 is: enigmatic \en-ig-MAT-ik\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

sensibility 06.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 6, 2025 is: sensibility \sen-suh-BIL-uh-tee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

inoculate 05.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 5, 2025 is: inoculate \ih-NAHK-yuh-layt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

frowsy 04.12.2025

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

alchemy 03.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 3, 2025 is: alchemy \AL-kuh-mee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

cajole 02.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 2, 2025 is: cajole \kuh-JOHL\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

pseudonym 01.12.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 1, 2025 is: pseudonym \SOO-duh-nim\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

iconoclast 30.11.2025

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

exculpatory 29.11.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 29, 2025 is: exculpatory \ek-SKUL-puh-tor-ee\ 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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