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

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

4% chance · down 2 pts today

Yes4%▼ 2

Buy Yes6¢7¢ after fees

No96%▲ 2

Buy No98¢99¢ after fees

Resolves: Dec 31, 2026
Volume: $8.7K
24h: $0
Liquidity: $486

Listed on 2 venues

Chance over time

Yes price, by venue

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Quiet market: no big moves or venue gaps in the last 24 hours.

Every venue’s price

2 venues

Chance

Best

Yes4%▼ 26¢5¢

6¢7¢ after fees

No96%▲ 298¢98¢

98¢99¢ after fees

Each share pays $1 if it’s right. Green marks the cheapest venue after fees; every price opens that venue’s market.

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Fee Impact at These Prices

Polymarketat 5¢: exit costs ~0.22¢/contract

Kalshiat 6¢: exit costs ~1¢/contract on a 1-contract order, rounded up to 1¢

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How each venue settles it

Kalshi

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)

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

Category: Culture
Event: Merriam-Webster Word of the Year 2026 contains...?
Resolves: Thu, December 31, 2026