FOR SWEATER OR WORSE
MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S WORDS OF THE YEAR
"EZ" GEOGRAPHY
(The consecutive letters "E-Z" will appear in each correct response.)
(The consecutive letters "E-Z" will appear in each correct response.)
SHAPES IN NATURE
FASHION FOR ALL
PEW! PEW! PEW!
(That sound will begin each correct response.)
(That sound will begin each correct response.)
Final Jeopardy
200
Do the players wear "jerseys" or "sweaters"? it's an age-old debate among fans of this sport, known for its fights
hockey
200
While "pandemic" was the word for 2020, 2021 was more optimistic with this entry, thanks to Pfizer, Moderna, and others
vaccine
200
Of all the countries in South America, this one comes alphabetically last
Venezuela
200
I spy with my Billy or Nanny eye, the rectangular pupils of the animal seen here are believed to help its peripheral vision
a goat
200
Stating the need that "every woman felt included in this brand", Fenty Beauty was launched in 2017 by this singer
Rihanna
200
Gross! Barf, hurl, vomit, upchuck: they're all synonyms of this word
puke
200
RALLYING CRIES
Don't mess with Texas: Sam Houston's troops shouted this 3-word battle cry while attacking Santa Anna's army at San Jacinto
400
For over 30 years, TV's Mister Rogers changed into his iconic red sweater, now in the Smithsonian, as he sang this song
"Won't You Be My Neighbor?"
400
In 2015, the word was the suffix "-ism" and 2 years later it was this "-ism" associated with Betty Friedan
feminism
400
Seen here, this type of hat is named after one of Morocco's most populous cities
fez
400
"Arc-en-ciel" is French for this occurrence in nature following a storm
a rainbow
400
Bimla Picot created Reboundwear after seeing a relative get dressed with difficulty before "PT", or this kind of therapy
physical therapy
400
Paul Rudd once joked this stage of life "hit me pretty hard. all of a sudden I woke up and I had really curly hair"
puberty
400
Don't mess with Texas: Sam Houston's troops shouted this 3-word battle cry while attacking Santa Anna's army at San Jacinto
Remember the Alamo!
600
You can score a version of this horror villain's striped sweater on Amazon for about 40 bucks -- finger knives not included
Freddy Krueger
600
The lady seen here is a representation of this selection for 2018
justice
600
The Great Bitter Lake is part of this waterway connecting the Red Sea to the Mediterranean
the Suez Canal
600
Cordate is an adjective used to refer to leaves, like the ones seen here, that have this shape
a heart shape
600
Because clasps in the back can be painful to reach, Liberare is a brand that sells front-opening types of this undergarment
a bra (brassiere)
600
Henry David Thoreau pondered why a bucket of water becomes this foul word "but frozen remains sweet forever"
putrid
800
Sweaters that button in front are named for British officer James Thomas Brudenell, the 7th Earl of this
Cardigan
800
A 1944 Ingrid Bergman film popularized this 11-letter word of 2022, an act of psychological manipulation
gaslighting
800
The border between Zimbabwe & Zambia is formed by this river that also starts with "Z"
the Zambezi River
800
Baffling scientists for years, wombats excrete their fecal matter in this shape (Erno Rubik would be proud)
a cube
800
A clothing company for the visually impaired, Aille Design stitches this reading system into its shirts and dresses
Braille
800
Derived from the French word for "flea", it's a dark shade of red similar to burnt sienna
puce
1000
Anne Hathaway's cheap blue sweater sparks the wrath of Meryl Streep, who delivers a withering "cerulean monologue" in this film
The Devil Wears Prada
1000
In 2003, the first Merriam-Webster "Word of the Year" was this form of government by the people
democracy
1000
An infamous Exxon oil tanker was named after this Alaskan city, the terminus of the Trans-Alaska pipeline
Valdez
1000
The vegetable seen here with pentagonal cross sections is often used to thicken gumbo
okra
1000
A T-shirt made by the apparel brand Queerest Gear depicts this amphibian duo of kid lit (they're holding hands)
Frog & Toad
1000
An alloy commonly used to make tableware in medieval Europe, it's primarily composed of tin, antimony & copper
pewter