Back to Game
Word of the Day
Expand your vocabulary with a new word every day. Learn definitions, etymology, and usage to boost your word game skills.
Today's Word
salient
adjective/noun
Most noticeable or important; prominent and significant. As a military term, a bulge in a front line projecting toward the enemy.
Why Learn New Words?
+
Higher Scores
Knowing more words means finding more in puzzles
!
Spot Patterns
Etymology helps you recognize word patterns
*
Better Communication
Express yourself more precisely
?
Brain Exercise
Learning new words strengthens memory
Recent Words
salient—Most noticeable or important; prominent and signif...
probity—The quality of having strong moral principles; hon...
assuage—To make an unpleasant feeling less intense; to sat...
desiccate—To remove the moisture from something; to dry out ...
venal—Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery;...
denouement—The final part of a play, movie, or narrative in w...
supercilious—Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is su...
grandiloquent—Pompous or extravagant in language, style, or mann...
umbrage—Offense or annoyance; a feeling of resentment at s...
independence—The state of being free from outside control; self...
pyrotechnic—Of or relating to fireworks; resembling fireworks ...
obdurate—Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or cou...
estival—Of or relating to summer; occurring in or characte...
diffident—Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence...
Word Collection
Browse all words in our collection by difficulty level.
adzeazurequayfjordephemeralzenithquixoticserendipitymellifluouscacophonyubiquitouslabyrinthparadigmetherealenigma