Merriam-Webster'sWord of the Day Hyphenated

Dec 01

scin-til-la

Dec 02

com-plaisant

Dec 03

es-chew

Dec 04

hoity-toity

Dec 05

drub

Dec 06

am-bi-gram

Dec 07

mis-be-got-ten

Dec 08

gal-va-nize

Dec 09

ful-gent

Dec 10

brogue

Dec 11

sub-li-mate

Dec 12

pas-tiche

Dec 13

im-mense

Dec 14

ven-er-ate

Dec 15

cav-a-lier

Dec 16

al-lu-sion

Dec 17

lex-i-cal

Dec 18

qualm

Dec 19

re-quite

Dec 20

be-atif-ic

Dec 21

tes-ti-mo-ni-al

Dec 22

am-bi-ent

Dec 23

delec-ta-tion

Dec 24

was-sail

Dec 25

ever-green

Dec 26

meno-rah

Dec 27

feisty

Dec 28

con-done

Dec 29

linch-pin

Dec 30

ur-bane

Dec 31

zeit-geist

Nov 01

hatch-ing

Nov 02

ex-tri-cate

Nov 03

cur-sory

Nov 04

amal-ga-mate

Nov 05

psephology

Nov 06

a cap-pel-la

Nov 07

ded-i-ca-tion

Nov 08

feign

Nov 09

in-choate

Nov 10

trun-cate

Nov 11

armistice

Nov 12

la-bile

Nov 13

bevy

Nov 14

rad-dled

Nov 15

cachet

Nov 16

stead-fast

Nov 17

grandil-o-quence

Nov 18

den-i-grate

Nov 19

moot

Nov 20

sniv-el

Nov 21

tena-cious

Nov 22

parox-ysm

Nov 23

ne-go-ti-ate

Nov 24

le-nient

Nov 25

chastise

Nov 26

eddy

Nov 27

gut-tur-al

Nov 28

vict-uals

Nov 29

ob-fus-cate

Nov 30

fru-gal

Oct 01

chthonic

Oct 02

fret

Oct 03

pos-ter-ity

Oct 04

gos-samer

Oct 05

ad-ver-sary

Oct 06

be-rate

Oct 07

lèse-ma-jesté

Oct 08

ex-or-bi-tant

Oct 09

cor-us-cate

Oct 10

nu-mi-nous

Oct 11

scape-goat

Oct 12

ver-batim

Oct 13

ideate

Oct 14

tac-i-turn

Oct 15

ren-di-tion

Oct 16

ex-act

Oct 17

fu-ga-cious

Oct 18

zest

Oct 19

ap-pre-cia-ble

Oct 20

de-fen-es-tra-tion

Oct 21

in-tran-si-gent

Oct 22

be-twixt

Oct 23

palaver

Oct 24

gar-nish

Oct 25

eu-phoria

Oct 26

cat-e-gor-i-cal

Oct 27

usurp

Oct 28

dis-burse-ment

Oct 29

om-ni-scient

Oct 30

syn-cretism

Oct 31

hal-lowed

Sep 01

skirl

Sep 02

in-can-descent

Sep 03

crony-ism

Sep 04

en-sconce

Sep 05

grid-iron

Sep 06

re-plete

Sep 07

vil-ify

Sep 08

me-men-to

Sep 09

am-bivalent

Sep 10

ethos

Sep 11

chock-ablock

Sep 12

frat-er-nize

Sep 13

cal-low

Sep 14

suc-cor

Sep 15

lim-i-nal

Sep 16

neb-ula

Sep 17

dal-ly

Sep 18

by and large

Sep 19

ap-pro-ba-tion

Sep 20

win-now

Sep 21

para-pher-nalia

Sep 22

heinous

Sep 23

rue

Sep 24

jerk-wa-ter

Sep 25

ilk

Sep 26

de-ter

Sep 27

lu-cid

Sep 28

avatar

Sep 29

feck-less

Sep 30

tribu-la-tion

Aug 01

midriff

Aug 02

ex-tem-po-ra-ne-ous

Aug 03

par-ry

Aug 04

hoopla

Aug 05

capri-cious

Aug 06

bal-ayage

Aug 07

reify

Aug 08

fusty

Aug 09

acumen

Aug 10

durable

Aug 11

vi-ti-ate

Aug 12

iota

Aug 13

sen-tient

Aug 14

gad-about

Aug 15

en-cum-ber

Aug 16

tchotchke

Aug 17

co-pi-ous

Aug 18

im-pugn

Aug 19

lethargic

Aug 20

propen-sity

Aug 21

os-sify

Aug 22

dearth

Aug 23

new-fan-gled

Aug 24

je-re-mi-ad

Aug 25

at-ten-u-ate

Aug 26

fal-la-cious

Aug 27

propin-quity

Aug 28

lol-ly-gag

Aug 29

clement

Aug 30

mise-en-scène

Aug 31

Byzan-tine

Jul 01

ab-hor

Jul 02

glade

Jul 03

in-su-per-a-ble

Jul 04

pa-tri-ot

Jul 05

cas-ti-gate

Jul 06

mogul

Jul 07

swole

Jul 08

dick-er

Jul 09

respite

Jul 10

un-gain-ly

Jul 11

foun-tain-head

Jul 12

bilk

Jul 13

eclec-tic

Jul 14

co-ter-ie

Jul 15

limpid

Jul 16

har-ry

Jul 17

otiose

Jul 18

tom-fool-ery

Jul 19

non-plus

Jul 20

ami-able

Jul 21

vis-age

Jul 22

ex-ten-u-ate

Jul 23

cat-a-strophe

Jul 24

sanc-ti-mo-nious

Jul 25

fealty

Jul 26

her-ald

Jul 27

ju-rispru-dence

Jul 28

dul-cet

Jul 29

as-per-sion

Jul 30

pur-port

Jul 31

im-pec-ca-ble

Jun 01

svelte

Jun 02

in-ci-dence

Jun 03

de-ride

Jun 04

me-lior-ism

Jun 05

af-flu-ent

Jun 06

mox-ie

Jun 07

gos-sip

Jun 08

incog-nito

Jun 09

con-ster-na-tion

Jun 10

tractable

Jun 11

foment

Jun 12

ef-fi-ca-cious

Jun 13

lode-stone

Jun 14

re-buff

Jun 15

un-be-knownst

Jun 16

par-a-digm

Jun 17

apoc-ryphal

Jun 18

braini-ac

Jun 19

ju-bilee

Jun 20

hue and cry

Jun 21

vul-ner-a-ble

Jun 22

su-per-sede

Jun 23

polemic

Jun 24

clan-des-tine

Jun 25

re-mu-ner-a-tion

Jun 26

zero-sum

Jun 27

car-di-nal

Jun 28

def-er-ence

Jun 29

fe-cund

Jun 30

ku-dos

May 01

co-he-sive

May 02

for-fend

May 03

melee

May 04

agrari-an

May 05

pro-lif-er-ate

May 06

plan-gent

May 07

ex-tem-po-rize

May 08

rep-u-ta-tion

May 09

grudg-ing

May 10

bog-a-rt

May 11

zhuzh

May 12

tor-rid

May 13

in-sti-gate

May 14

caveat

May 15

wane

May 16

de-ba-cle

May 17

lu-cra-tive

May 18

ar-ti-fice

May 19

se-quester

May 20

fu-tile

May 21

neo-phyte

May 22

be-lie

May 23

panoply

May 24

ebul-lient

May 25

coun-ter-mand

May 26

sym-po-sium

May 27

glean

May 28

gad-fly

May 29

ob-streper-ous

May 30

dy-nasty

May 31

foist

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

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

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

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

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