The dictionary publisher's annual pick, based on spikes in search data, reflects the themes and anxieties that shaped 2025.

After a full year of hectic news, trends and non-stop content, Merriam-Webster has summed it all perfectly in one word.

In a year dominated by the booming AI industry and an overwhelming flood of digital creations, Merriam-Webster has crowned "slop" as its 2025 Word of the Year. This four-letter word acts as a judgment ...

The New York Times Strands puzzle for December 16 2025 is here. The theme is 'Let me count the ways'. Players will find words ...

To select its Word of the Year, Merriam-Webster’s editors review data on which words rose in search volume and usage, then ...

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year tends to say a lot about the past 12 months — and how ready we as a society are to give up ...

Merriam-Webster has settled on a word that represents 2025 — and that word is “slop.” The dictionary-maker defines “slop” as ...

"Slop" is Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2025, meaning more people than ever need to "touch grass," which, as it ...

Here's today's Strands answers and hints. These clues will help you solve The New York Times' popular puzzle game, Strands, ...

If you’re looking for hints and answers for Tuesday, December 16, 2025 with the theme “Let me count the ways,” read on.

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