Merriam-Webster'sWord of the Day Hyphenated
May 2024
April 2024
Apr 01
sham-bles
Apr 02
ethere-al
Apr 03
lam-baste
Apr 04
prax-is
Apr 05
metic-u-lous
Apr 06
re-doubt
Apr 07
con-jec-ture
Apr 08
fatu-ous
Apr 09
aegis
Apr 10
vic-ar-i-ous
Apr 11
dis-com-fit
Apr 12
sur-feit
Apr 13
brusque
Apr 14
fur-long
Apr 15
pur-loin
Apr 16
in-alien-able
Apr 17
cir-cum-lo-cu-tion
Apr 18
qua
Apr 19
un-der-whelm
Apr 20
gin-ger-ly
Apr 21
no-blesse oblige
Apr 22
pal-pa-ble
Apr 23
ex-o-dus
Apr 24
bur-geon
Apr 25
ten-den-tious
Apr 26
homage
Apr 27
as-sail
Apr 28
ken
Apr 29
in-vi-o-lable
Apr 30
dem-a-gogue
March 2024
Mar 01
in-vet-er-ate
Mar 02
prox-im-ity
Mar 03
con-nive
Mar 04
salu-bri-ous
Mar 05
lu-mi-nary
Mar 06
ad hominem
Mar 07
de-scry
Mar 08
Weltan-schau-ung
Mar 09
ger-mane
Mar 10
obei-sance
Mar 11
re-fur-bish
Mar 12
ul-te-ri-or
Mar 13
ca-coph-o-ny
Mar 14
em-u-late
Mar 15
hege-mo-ny
Mar 16
queru-lous
Mar 17
blarney
Mar 18
taw-dry
Mar 19
al-lege
Mar 20
flo-ra
Mar 21
scur-rilous
Mar 22
dra-goon
Mar 23
pedan-tic
Mar 24
megillah
Mar 25
gen-u-flect
Mar 26
kismet
Mar 27
aux-il-iary
Mar 28
flout
Mar 29
brag-gado-cio
Mar 30
hap-haz-ard
Mar 31
ex-pi-ate
February 2024
Feb 01
damask
Feb 02
prog-nos-ti-cate
Feb 03
ac-quis-i-tive
Feb 04
zeit-ge-ber
Feb 05
gra-tu-itous
Feb 06
signet
Feb 07
ab-solve
Feb 08
fis-sile
Feb 09
MacGuf-fin
Feb 10
cal-lous
Feb 11
quirk
Feb 12
in-veigh
Feb 13
mal-adroit
Feb 14
Cu-pid
Feb 15
en-er-vate
Feb 16
tur-bid
Feb 17
rap-port
Feb 18
fathom
Feb 19
pres-ti-gious
Feb 20
but-tress
Feb 21
lam-poon
Feb 22
hag-gard
Feb 23
op-pro-bri-um
Feb 24
vo-ra-cious
Feb 25
cat-er-waul
Feb 26
ret-inue
Feb 27
translu-cent
Feb 28
jeop-ardy
Feb 29
de-mean
January 2024
Jan 01
in-cip-i-ent
Jan 02
posse
Jan 03
dili-gent
Jan 04
skulk
Jan 05
ac-co-lade
Jan 06
cir-cum-spect
Jan 07
retronym
Jan 08
fer-ret
Jan 09
omi-nous
Jan 10
tenet
Jan 11
man-gle
Jan 12
Elysi-an
Jan 13
gar-goyle
Jan 14
cos-play
Jan 15
oneir-ic
Jan 16
bunkum
Jan 17
whinge
Jan 18
ax-iomatic
Jan 19
ha-rangue
Jan 20
kin-dred
Jan 21
con-flate
Jan 22
sar-casm
Jan 23
un-fet-tered
Jan 24
ca-pit-u-late
Jan 25
vi-va-cious
Jan 26
lex-i-cograph-er
Jan 27
docile
Jan 28
ne plus ul-tra
Jan 29
emote
Jan 30
baili-wick
Jan 31
quo-tidi-an
December 2023
Dec 01
bi-fur-cate
Dec 02
hive mind
Dec 03
dex-ter-ous
Dec 04
av-oir-du-pois
Dec 05
smite
Dec 06
per-me-able
Dec 07
tinc-ture
Dec 08
in-tre-pid
Dec 09
con-va-lesce
Dec 10
foolscap
Dec 11
quixot-ic
Dec 12
men-tor
Dec 13
ex-hort
Dec 14
ge-ni-al
Dec 15
aplomb
Dec 16
delve
Dec 17
vis-cer-al
Dec 18
racon-teur
Dec 19
over-ween-ing
Dec 20
bowd-ler-ize
Dec 21
Kafkaesque
Dec 22
purview
Dec 23
nob-by
Dec 24
lu-mi-nar-ia
Dec 25
en-vis-age
Dec 26
chap-fall-en
Dec 27
sangfroid
Dec 28
ubiq-ui-tous
Dec 29
glower
Dec 30
ar-du-ous
Dec 31
fu-tu-rity
November 2023
Nov 01
fulig-i-nous
Nov 02
ana-logue
Nov 03
parse
Nov 04
mael-strom
Nov 05
req-ui-site
Nov 06
ter-raform
Nov 07
cocka-mamie
Nov 08
mien
Nov 09
au-da-cious
Nov 10
suf-fuse
Nov 11
val-or-ous
Nov 12
bug-bear
Nov 13
grav-i-tate
Nov 14
ex-i-gent
Nov 15
chimera
Nov 16
woe-be-gone
Nov 17
hall-mark
Nov 18
dis-abuse
Nov 19
in-or-di-nate
Nov 20
lais-sez-faire
Nov 21
ransack
Nov 22
boil-er-plate
Nov 23
scrump-tious
Nov 24
neb-bish
Nov 25
ab-ne-gate
Nov 26
ol-fac-tory
Nov 27
cul-prit
Nov 28
kinetic
Nov 29
de-tritus
Nov 30
fe-lic-i-tous
October 2023
Oct 01
echt
Oct 02
con-fec-tion
Oct 03
faze
Oct 04
splenetic
Oct 05
afi-ciona-do
Oct 06
de-mar-cate
Oct 07
por-ten-tous
Oct 08
ob-tain
Oct 09
junc-ture
Oct 10
berserk
Oct 11
vo-rac-ity
Oct 12
gullible
Oct 13
cir-cum-vent
Oct 14
fo-liage
Oct 15
hir-sute
Oct 16
acronym
Oct 17
mol-ly-cod-dle
Oct 18
om-nipotent
Oct 19
quin-tes-sence
Oct 20
du-bi-ous
Oct 21
in-cul-cate
Oct 22
be-hold-en
Oct 23
threshold
Oct 24
re-gale
Oct 25
ex-tra-ne-ous
Oct 26
cadre
Oct 27
shill
Oct 28
iras-ci-ble
Oct 29
pan-de-mo-ni-um
Oct 30
were-wolf
Oct 31
el-dritch
September 2023
Sep 01
em-bar-go
Sep 02
co-pacetic
Sep 03
up-braid
Sep 04
gaunt-let
Sep 05
am-bigu-ous
Sep 06
parei-dolia
Sep 07
disin-gen-u-ous
Sep 08
re-dound
Sep 09
bell-wether
Sep 10
oro-tund
Sep 11
in-junc-tion
Sep 12
fal-li-ble
Sep 13
ab-stain
Sep 14
har-bin-ger
Sep 15
de-mure
Sep 16
mel-liflu-ous
Sep 17
shofar
Sep 18
zen-ith
Sep 19
pon-tif-i-cate
Sep 20
churlish
Sep 21
regimen
Sep 22
mes-mer-ize
Sep 23
tene-brous
Sep 24
li-on-ize
Sep 25
quorum
Sep 26
grok
Sep 27
nepo-tism
Sep 28
fer-vid
Sep 29
coax
Sep 30
palmy
August 2023
Aug 01
perquisite
Aug 02
con-tigu-ous
Aug 03
in-car-cer-ate
Aug 04
gump-tion
Aug 05
ag-gran-dize
Aug 06
debonair
Aug 07
malaise
Aug 08
preen
Aug 09
ret-i-cent
Aug 10
en-comi-um
Aug 11
boy-cott
Aug 12
fun-gi-ble
Aug 13
trav-es-ty
Aug 14
asun-der
Aug 15
nex-us
Aug 16
chasten
Aug 17
volatile
Aug 18
inkling
Aug 19
slake
Aug 20
balmy
Aug 21
fris-son
Aug 22
lack-lus-ter
Aug 23
du-plic-ity
Aug 24
em-pir-i-cal
Aug 25
qui-escent
Aug 26
suf-frage
Aug 27
myr-i-ad
Aug 28
as-say
Aug 29
oxy-moron
Aug 30
caustic
Aug 31
pundit
July 2023
Jul 01
whim-si-cal
Jul 02
prowess
Jul 03
em-bez-zle
Jul 04
gi-ran-dole
Jul 05
ab-scond
Jul 06
dog days
Jul 07
mit-i-gate
Jul 08
rec-ti-tude
Jul 09
thwart
Jul 10
bon vi-vant
Jul 11
lo-qua-cious
Jul 12
forte
Jul 13
out-landish
Jul 14
com-prise
Jul 15
sal-vo
Jul 16
co-gent
Jul 17
homily
Jul 18
glom
Jul 19
daunt-less
Jul 20
va-gary
Jul 21
ame-lio-rate
Jul 22
il-lus-tri-ous
Jul 23
corol-lary
Jul 24
evince
Jul 25
null
Jul 26
stoic
Jul 27
plain-tive
Jul 28
dis-avow
Jul 29
bul-ly pulpit
Jul 30
filch
Jul 31
an-cil-lary
June 2023
Jun 01
gist
Jun 02
ob-sti-nate
Jun 03
meet-cute
Jun 04
con-cate-nate
Jun 05
yips
Jun 06
tren-chant
Jun 07
blan-d-ish-ment
Jun 08
eti-quette
Jun 09
sat-ur-n-ine
Jun 10
ad-vo-cate
Jun 11
re-dux
Jun 12
inch-meal
Jun 13
fruition
Jun 14
dis-sem-ble
Jun 15
vox pop-uli
Jun 16
peren-ni-al
Jun 17
mi-cro-cosm
Jun 18
rec-on-cile
Jun 19
in-domitable
Jun 20
nud-nik
Jun 21
as-suage
Jun 22
jaun-diced
Jun 23
hash-tag
Jun 24
sashay
Jun 25
lam-bent
Jun 26
con-sigliere
Jun 27
pun-gent
Jun 28
kludge
Jun 29
dyed-in-the-wool
Jun 30
fa-cil-i-tate
May 2023
May 01
Beltane
May 02
plau-si-ble
May 03
im-por-tune
May 04
chival-ry
May 05
epony-mous
May 06
ful-crum
May 07
sa-ti-ate
May 08
deep-fake
May 09
unc-tu-ous
May 10
laden
May 11
af-ter-math
May 12
cor-dial
May 13
flo-res-cence
May 14
en-gen-der
May 15
maudlin
May 16
dis-ap-pro-ba-tion
May 17
rar-efied
May 18
zephyr
May 19
cen-sure
May 20
telegenic
May 21
gamut
May 22
of-fi-cious
May 23
bower
May 24
ad-um-brate
May 25
hob-by-horse
May 26
sapi-ent
May 27
in-ter-po-late
May 28
flave-do
May 29
sacro-sanct
May 30
neme-sis
May 31
en-thrall