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Word of the Day

Every day Wordocious surfaces a Word of the Day — a hand-curated five-letter word from the same answer bank the daily puzzles draw on. Each entry links to a full breakdown: pronunciation and meaning, synonyms and opposites, plus original analysis you won't find in a dictionary — how often its letters appear across our curated answer list, which near-miss answers sit one letter away, a difficulty rating, and the strategy for cracking words like it.

It doubles as a vocabulary trainer for the game itself: the letter patterns, repeats, and rare-letter traps highlighted here are exactly what the Daily Challenge tests. Pair it with the starting-word guide and the mode guides to turn word knowledge into faster solves.

September 2026

August 2026

E
EQUAL
Aug 31, 2026 · noun
A person or thing of equal status to others.
T
TEMPT
Aug 30, 2026 · verb
To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
S
SMOKY
Aug 29, 2026 · adjective
Filled with smoke.
M
MURKY
Aug 28, 2026 · adjective
Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
A
AVERT
Aug 27, 2026 · verb
To turn aside or away.
P
PLATE
Aug 26, 2026 · noun
A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
L
LEARN
Aug 25, 2026 · noun
The act of learning something
T
TOXIC
Aug 24, 2026 · adjective
Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
R
ROUGH
Aug 23, 2026 · noun
The unmowed part of a golf course.
T
TAXED
Aug 22, 2026 · verb
To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).
F
FIEND
Aug 21, 2026 · noun
A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.
A
ARROW
Aug 20, 2026 · noun
A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
D
DODGE
Aug 19, 2026 · noun
An act of dodging.
L
LOYAL
Aug 18, 2026 · adjective
Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
H
HAUNT
Aug 17, 2026 · noun
A place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout.
R
RARER
Aug 16, 2026 · adjective
Very uncommon; scarce.
G
GOOSE
Aug 15, 2026 · noun
Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.
S
SLEPT
Aug 14, 2026 · verb
To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
D
DRIER
Aug 13, 2026 · noun
One who, or that which, dries; a desiccative.
M
MASON
Aug 12, 2026 · noun
A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick
G
GHOST
Aug 11, 2026 · noun
The spirit; the soul of man.
D
DROWN
Aug 10, 2026 · verb
To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
P
PEACH
Aug 9, 2026 · noun
A tree (Prunus persica), native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.
V
VIGOR
Aug 8, 2026 · noun
Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.
P
PATCH
Aug 7, 2026 · noun
A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
P
PIANO
Aug 6, 2026 · noun
A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings
F
FLUID
Aug 5, 2026 · noun
Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.
T
TWICE
Aug 4, 2026 · adverb
Two times.
G
GASES
Aug 3, 2026 · noun
Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid) (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.
J
JUROR
Aug 2, 2026 · noun
A member of a jury.
P
PASTA
Aug 1, 2026 · noun
Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.

July 2026

O
OTTER
Jul 31, 2026 · noun
An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.
N
NOISY
Jul 30, 2026 · adjective
Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
C
CHOKE
Jul 29, 2026 · noun
A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
S
SPOKE
Jul 28, 2026 · noun
A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.
L
LIVED
Jul 27, 2026 · verb
To be alive; to have life.
S
SQUAD
Jul 26, 2026 · noun
A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
B
BRINE
Jul 25, 2026 · noun
Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.
S
SHADY
Jul 24, 2026 · adjective
Abounding in shades.
H
HENCE
Jul 23, 2026 · adverb
From here, from this place, away
A
AWARD
Jul 22, 2026 · noun
A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
B
BRAID
Jul 21, 2026 · noun
A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench.
S
SANDY
Jul 20, 2026 · adjective
Covered with sand.
T
TAXES
Jul 19, 2026 · noun
Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.
I
INTRO
Jul 18, 2026 · noun
An introduction.
S
SNUCK
Jul 17, 2026 · verb
To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
N
NURSE
Jul 16, 2026 · noun
A wet nurse.
N
NACHO
Jul 15, 2026 · noun
A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.
A
AROMA
Jul 14, 2026 · noun
A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
S
STEAD
Jul 13, 2026 · noun
A place, or spot, in general.
Q
QUEEN
Jul 12, 2026 · noun
A female monarch. Example: Queen Victoria.
F
FROST
Jul 11, 2026 · noun
A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
D
DITCH
Jul 10, 2026 · noun
A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
H
HANDY
Jul 9, 2026 · adjective
Easy to use, useful.
B
BROOM
Jul 8, 2026 · noun
A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
S
STUCK
Jul 7, 2026 · verb
To become or remain attached; to adhere.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary via the Free Dictionary API (CC BY-SA). Analysis on each word page is original Wordocious research.