Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
Episodes
oaf
26 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 26, 2026 is: oaf • \OHF\ • noun Oaf is used to refe...
resplendent
25 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 25, 2026 is: resplendent • \rih-SPLEN-dunt\ • adjective...
garner
24 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 24, 2026 is: garner • \GAHR-ner\ • verb Garner mean...
astrolabe
23 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 23, 2026 is: astrolabe • \A-struh-layb\ • noun An a...
disheveled
22 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 22, 2026 is: disheveled • \dih-SHEV-uld\ • adjective ...
schmooze
21 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 21, 2026 is: schmooze • \SHMOOZ\ • verb To schmooze...
quiddity
20 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 20, 2026 is: quiddity • \KWID-uh-tee\ • noun Quiddi...
ephemeral
19 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 19, 2026 is: ephemeral • \ih-FEM-uh-rul\ • adjective ...
elicit
18 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 18, 2026 is: elicit • \ih-LISS-it\ • verb Elicit is...
notorious
17 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 17, 2026 is: notorious • \noh-TOR-ee-us\ • adjective ...
vendetta
16 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 16, 2026 is: vendetta • \ven-DET-uh\ • noun Vendett...
cloying
15 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 15, 2026 is: cloying • \KLOY-ing\ • adjective Cloyi...
delegate
14 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 14, 2026 is: delegate • \DEL-uh-gayt\ • verb To del...
umbrage
13 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 13, 2026 is: umbrage • \UM-brij\ • noun Umbrage ref...
brackish
12 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 12, 2026 is: brackish • \BRACK-ish\ • adjective Bra...
paradox
11 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 11, 2026 is: paradox • \PAIR-uh-dahks\ • noun Parad...
collude
10 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 10, 2026 is: collude • \kuh-LOOD\ • verb To collude...
innocuous
09 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 9, 2026 is: innocuous • \ih-NAH-kyuh-wus\ • adjective ...
gumbo
08 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 8, 2026 is: gumbo • \GUM-boh\ • noun Gumbo refers t...
eminently
07 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 7, 2026 is: eminently • \EM-uh-nunt-lee\ • adverb E...
loll
06 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 6, 2026 is: loll • \LAHL\ • verb Loll most often me...
marginalia
05 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 5, 2026 is: marginalia • \mahr-juh-NAY-lee-uh\ • noun ...
titanic
04 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 4, 2026 is: titanic • \tye-TAN-ik\ • adjective Some...
senescence
03 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 3, 2026 is: senescence • \sih-NESS-unss\ • noun Sen...
febrile
02 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 2, 2026 is: febrile • \FEB-ryle\ • adjective Febril...
amortize
01 Jan 2026
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 1, 2026 is: amortize • \AM-er-tyze\ • verb To amort...
retrospective
31 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 31, 2025 is: retrospective • \reh-truh-SPEK-tiv\ • adj...
charisma
30 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 30, 2025 is: charisma • \kuh-RIZ-muh\ • noun Chari...
nefarious
29 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 29, 2025 is: nefarious • \nih-FAIR-ee-us\ • adjective ...
yen
28 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 28, 2025 is: yen • \YEN\ • noun A yen is a strong ...
apropos
27 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 27, 2025 is: apropos • \ap-ruh-POH\ • preposition ...
grandiose
26 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 26, 2025 is: grandiose • \gran-dee-OHSS\ • adjective ...
noel
25 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 25, 2025 is: noel • \noh-EL\ • noun When capitaliz...
hark back
24 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 24, 2025 is: hark back • \HAHRK-BAK\ • verb Harkin...
bespoke
23 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 23, 2025 is: bespoke • \bih-SPOHK\ • adjective Bes...
temporize
22 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 22, 2025 is: temporize • \TEM-puh-ryze\ • verb To ...
hibernaculum
21 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 21, 2025 is: hibernaculum • \hye-ber-NAK-yuh-lum\ • no...
decorous
20 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 20, 2025 is: decorous • \DECK-er-us\ • adjective D...
veracity
19 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 19, 2025 is: veracity • \vuh-RASS-uh-tee\ • noun V...
jaunty
18 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 18, 2025 is: jaunty • \JAWN-tee\ • adjective Somet...
espouse
17 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 17, 2025 is: espouse • \ih-SPOWZ\ • verb To espous...
conversant
16 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 16, 2025 is: conversant • \kun-VER-sunt\ • adjective ...
dreidel
15 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 15, 2025 is: dreidel • \DRAY-dul\ • noun A dreidel...
multitudinous
14 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 14, 2025 is: multitudinous • \mul-tuh-TOO-duh-nus\ • a...
alleviate
13 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 13, 2025 is: alleviate • \uh-LEE-vee-ayt\ • verb T...
waggish
12 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 12, 2025 is: waggish • \WAG-ish\ • adjective Waggi...
leviathan
11 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 11, 2025 is: leviathan • \luh-VYE-uh-thun\ • noun ...
grift
10 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 10, 2025 is: grift • \GRIFT\ • verb To grift is to...
paltry
09 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 9, 2025 is: paltry • \PAWL-tree\ • adjective Paltr...
bravado
08 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 8, 2025 is: bravado • \bruh-VAH-doh\ • noun Bravad...
enigmatic
07 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 7, 2025 is: enigmatic • \en-ig-MAT-ik\ • adjective ...
sensibility
06 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 6, 2025 is: sensibility • \sen-suh-BIL-uh-tee\ • noun ...
inoculate
05 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 5, 2025 is: inoculate • \ih-NAHK-yuh-layt\ • verb ...
frowsy
04 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 4, 2025 is: frowsy • \FROW-zee\ • adjective Someth...
alchemy
03 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 3, 2025 is: alchemy • \AL-kuh-mee\ • noun Alchemy ...
cajole
02 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 2, 2025 is: cajole • \kuh-JOHL\ • verb To cajole s...
pseudonym
01 Dec 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 1, 2025 is: pseudonym • \SOO-duh-nim\ • noun A pse...
iconoclast
30 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 30, 2025 is: iconoclast • \eye-KAH-nuh-klast\ • noun ...
exculpatory
29 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 29, 2025 is: exculpatory • \ek-SKUL-puh-tor-ee\ • adje...
sustain
28 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 28, 2025 is: sustain • \suh-STAYN\ • verb To susta...
cornucopia
27 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 27, 2025 is: cornucopia • \kor-nuh-KOH-pee-uh\ • noun ...
unabashed
26 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 26, 2025 is: unabashed • \un-uh-BASHT\ • adjective ...
perdition
25 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 25, 2025 is: perdition • \per-DISH-un\ • noun Perd...
amalgamate
24 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 24, 2025 is: amalgamate • \uh-MAL-guh-mayt\ • verb ...
desolate
23 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 23, 2025 is: desolate • \DESS-uh-lut\ • adjective ...
metonymy
22 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 22, 2025 is: metonymy • \muh-TAH-nuh-mee\ • noun M...
bloviate
21 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 21, 2025 is: bloviate • \BLOH-vee-ayt\ • verb To b...
gauche
20 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 20, 2025 is: gauche • \GOHSH\ • adjective Gauche d...
serendipity
19 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 19, 2025 is: serendipity • \sair-un-DIP-uh-tee\ • noun...
eccentric
18 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 18, 2025 is: eccentric • \ik-SEN-trik\ • adjective ...
crucible
17 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 17, 2025 is: crucible • \KROO-suh-bul\ • noun A cr...
writhe
16 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 16, 2025 is: writhe • \RYTHE\ • verb To writhe is ...
radial
15 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 15, 2025 is: radial • \RAY-dee-ul\ • adjective Rad...
heyday
14 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 14, 2025 is: heyday • \HAY-day\ • noun Heyday refe...
peremptory
13 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 13, 2025 is: peremptory • \puh-REMP-tuh-ree\ • adjecti...
abide
12 Nov 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 12, 2025 is: abide • \uh-BYDE\ • verb If someone c...