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    Merriam-Webster Word of the Year 2026 contains...?

    Agentic leads by 9 pts · 7 outcomes at 5%+

    1. Agentic#127%
    2. agent#218%
    3. maxx#313%
    #4 larping12%#5 Looksmaxxing11%+11 more
    Resolves
    Dec 31, 2026
    Volume
    $71.6K
    24h
    $155
    Liquidity
    $5.5K
    Outcomes
    16
    kalshiPolymarket (global): price for reference, not tradable in the US2 venues · 16 markets

    Who’s winning

    • Agentic27%
    • agent18%
    • maxx13%
    • larping12%
    • Looksmaxxing11%
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    Signals

    3 signals
    1. Looksmaxxing24h
      ▼ 4¢ in 24hkalshi
    2. maxx24h
      ▼ 3¢ in 24hPolymarket (global): price for reference, not tradable in the US
    3. rot24h
      ▼ 3¢ in 24hPolymarket (global): price for reference, not tradable in the US

    Every outcome, every venue

    2 venues
    ChanceBest
    Agentic$3.8K vol27%—kalshi30¢32¢ after fees
    agent$1.3K vol18%▲ 2Polymarket (global): price for reference, not tradable in the US21¢no fee
    maxx$1.5K vol13%▼ 3Polymarket (global): price for reference, not tradable in the US16¢no fee
    larping$11.3K vol12%—kalshi15¢16¢ after fees
    Looksmaxxing$3.9K vol11%▼ 4kalshi13¢14¢ after fees
    rot$2.0K vol9%▼ 3Polymarket (global): price for reference, not tradable in the US12¢no fee
    larp$2.2K vol6%▼ 1Polymarket (global): price for reference, not tradable in the US7¢no fee
    bait$817 vol4%▼ 2Polymarket (global): price for reference, not tradable in the US6¢no fee
    Vibe$8.7K vol4%▼ 2kalshi6¢7¢ after fees
    Brainrot$10.9K vol3%▼ 3kalshi5¢6¢ after fees

    Yes pays $1 if it’s right. Chance is the venues’ consensus; green marks the cheapest venue after fees, and every price opens that venue’s market.

    Where venues disagree

    Yes price
    • Polymarket (global)
    • Kalshi
    • Consensus

    Same outcome, different price: buy where it’s cheapest.

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    In the news

    How each venue settles it

    kalshiKalshi

    If Vibe is the “Word of the Year” as designated by Merriam-Webster in 2026, then the market resolves to Yes.

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    Polymarket (global): price for reference, not tradable in the USPolymarket (global)

    This market will resolve to "Yes" if the 2026 Word of the Year announced by Merriam-Webster contains the specified string of letters. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". The specified string must appear, in order and without interruption, within the Word of the Year as officially announced. Capitalization, spaces, hyphens, and punctuation will be disregarded when determining whether the string appears (e.g.…

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    About this market

    This market will resolve to "Yes" if the 2026 Word of the Year announced by Merriam-Webster contains the specified string of letters. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". The specified string must appear, in order and without interruption, within the Word of the Year as officially announced. Capitalization, spaces, hyphens, and punctuation will be disregarded when determining whether the string appears (e.g., "rage bait" contains "rage"). The string may appear anywhere within the Word of the Year, including as part of a larger word. Only the word or phrase officially named as the 2026 Word of the Year counts. Shortlisted words, runners-up, or other words highlighted in the announcement will not be considered. If more than one word or phrase is officially named as the 2026 Word of the Year, this market will resolve to "Yes" if any of them contains the specified string. If Merriam-Webster does not announce a 2026 Word of the Year by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to "No". The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Merriam-Webster; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

    Category
    Culture
    Resolves
    Thu, December 31, 2026
    kalshiPolymarket (global): price for reference, not tradable in the USCompared across 2 venues

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