Merriam-Webster recently released its 2024 Words of the Year list, on which 40-Across was the winner; this word, one of the runners-up (like our other theme entries), went viral when used by Minnesota Crossword Clue

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Crossword Answer For Merriam-Webster recently released its 2024 Words of the Year list, on which 40-Across was the winner; this word, one of the runners-up (like our other theme entries), went viral when used by Minnesota:

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WEIRD Merriam-Webster recently released its 2024 Words of the Year list, on which 40-Across was the winner; this word, one of the runners-up (like our other theme entries), went viral when used by Minnesota (5)
5% IDEST "In other words," in other words (5) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
5% AUTHENTIC Merriam-Webster's 2023 word of the year (9)
5% SINGULARTHEY Merriam-Webster's 2019 "Word of the Year" (12)
4% SCOTIA Word on the Canadian province list (6) Newsday Dec 4, 2025
4% FAIRE See 40-Across (5) USA Today Dec 4, 2025
4% CUSS Use swear words (4) USA Today Dec 1, 2025
4% OKAY Thumbs-up word (4)
4% LIFELONGFRIENDS *Bucket list entries? (15) LA Times Daily Nov 28, 2025
4% ERRAND Entry on a to-do list (6) LA Times Daily Nov 28, 2025
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We found 40 solutions for Merriam-Webster recently released its 2024 Words of the Year list, on which 40-Across was the winner; this word, one of the runners-up (like our other theme entries), went viral when used by Minnesota. The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is WEIRD.

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