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Word of the Day Index: 2025

Words of the Day Archive

Below are the words the LRC used for the Word of the Day posts and for the accompanying crossword. For more detailed information on a word, click on the link above the set of words. (Crossword puzzles will be available at the end of each month.)

TabulaRasa Carpophagous
NolensVolens Sardanapalian
Abstergent Leviathan
Ebullition Boobook
Treacly Habiliment
Supine Cenatory
Scalene Cenatory
Delitescent Ablactate
Eke Divulgate
Onerous Brumous
Frosh  
Festschrift Quoin
EspritDeCorps Effulgence
Bricolage Gauche
Scop Aquiline
Caldera BilletDoux
Samara Wuther
Staid Temoin
Iwis Atoll
Kyogen Auchauung
Nitid

 

Solon EspritDeLescalier
Nictitation Decoct
Transpontine VolteFace
Temblor Carp
MiseEnPlace Muliebrity
Shamrock Aposiopesis
Pirandellian Serendipity
Gull Bucolic
Birl Pettifogging
Inscape Corniche
Imbue  

 

LaDiDa

Charivari

Trompeloeil

Patois

Biota

Neophilia

Epanalepsis

Ormolu

Gemutlichkeit

Concinnity

Luff

Calque

Paludal

Nugacity

Ceilidh

Lota

Anacolution

Enjambment

Ramose

Mavourneen

WabiSabi

Amaranthine

MAY

ForceMajeure

RomanAClef

Flotilla

Xanthic

Tarantella

Anadem

Peregrine

Excursus

Howdah

Singultus

Zarf

Yen

Mythopoeic

Callithump

Teratoid

Coterie

Erst

Bunburying

Fusty

Dactylogram

Mensuration

Griseous

Pogonip

Trafficator

Kyoodle

Facultative

Herbary

Notionate

Pannier

Grilse

Diachronic

Equiponderate

Malic

Boite

Soothfast

Bukh

Yex

Fardel

Glair

Entelechy

JULY

Jape Superannuated
Roc Harrumph
Scrimshank GuttaPercha
Refection PieATerre
Sinology Betwixt
Ilk Factotum
Apiray Exculpatory
Emordnilap Ossified
Riviere Redound
Pavonine

 

AUGUST

 

Palindrome

Proprioception

Astrophage

Oubliette

Soporific

Icarian

Pahoehoe

Coze

Skerry

Primogeniture

Endogenous

Arenaceous

Etiolate

Flexuous

Gadzookery

Insouciance

Dekko

Demitasse

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER