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merriam-webster.com

Category: Education

Scanned: May 16, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC · First seen: May 16, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 92 · Times Scanned: 1
93 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of merriam-webster.com Captured May 16, 2026
https://merriam-webster.com
Screenshot of merriam-webster.com
27 years
Very Popular - #1,128 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (92 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
AWS CloudFront (GLOBAL)
Paris, France
nginx
Unknown
13.227.173.110
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Registered February 8, 1999
Expires February 8, 2027
Name Servers ns-636.awsdns-15.net
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting AWS CloudFront (GLOBAL)
Reputation & Threat Check 92 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
102 files scanned
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www.merriam-webster.com%3A443/# 207.4 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.merriam-webster.com/# 207.4 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.merriam-webster.com%3A443.http-redirect 102 B No threats
www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-PQ9SK33N 266 B No threats
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id= 1.5 KB No threats
www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-WW4KHXF 266 B No threats
www.merriam-webster.com//games/missing-letter#1 61.4 KB No threats
www.merriam-webster.com//video 61.4 KB No threats
www.merriam-webster.com//grammar/rhetorical-devices-list-examples 61.4 KB No threats
www.merriam-webster.com//games/blossom-word-game 61.4 KB No threats
www.merriam-webster.com//wordplay/a-whole-barnyard-of-farm-idioms 61.4 KB No threats
www.merriam-webster.com//grammar/one-weird-trick-for-adjective-order 61.4 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
2133
External Links
All Clean
2
Iframes
Clean
21
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://merriam-webster.com/&#x2f%3Bgames&#x2f%3Bblossom-word-gameNot flagged
http://merriam-webster.com/&#x2f%3Bgames&#x2f%3Bmissing-letter&#x23%3B1Not flagged
http://merriam-webster.com/&#x2f%3Bgames&#x2f%3Bquordle&#x2f%3B&#x23%3B&#x2f%3BNot flagged
http://merriam-webster.com/&#x2f%3Bgrammar&#x2f%3Baffect-vs-effect-usage-differenceNot flagged
http://merriam-webster.com/&#x2f%3Bgrammar&#x2f%3Bem-dash-en-dash-how-to-useNot flagged
http://merriam-webster.com/&#x2f%3Bgrammar&#x2f%3Bone-weird-trick-for-adjective-orderNot flagged
http://merriam-webster.com/&#x2f%3Bgrammar&#x2f%3Brhetorical-devices-list-examplesNot flagged
http://merriam-webster.com/&#x2f%3Bgrammar&#x2f%3Bwords-commonly-mispronouncedNot flagged
http://merriam-webster.com/&#x2f%3BvideoNot flagged
http://merriam-webster.com/&#x2f%3Bvideo&#x2f%3Bhow-to-spell-definitelyNot flagged
http://merriam-webster.com/&#x2f%3Bvideo&#x2f%3Bnip-it-in-the-butt-bud-eggcorn-videoNot flagged
http://merriam-webster.com/&#x2f%3Bvideo&#x2f%3Bwhy-is-there-a-c-in-indictNot flagged
http://merriam-webster.com/&#x2f%3Bvideo&#x2f%3Bword-choices-season-1Not flagged
http://merriam-webster.com/&#x2f%3Bwordplay&#x2f%3B9-other-words-for-beautifulNot flagged
http://merriam-webster.com/&#x2f%3Bwordplay&#x2f%3Ba-whole-barnyard-of-farm-idiomsNot flagged
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shop.merriam-webster.comNot flagged
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<iframe src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-PQ9SK33N" height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
<iframe src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-WW4KHXF" height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
merriam-webster.com Overview

Description of merriam-webster.com

merriam-webster.com appears to be the official website for Merriam-Webster, a long-established dictionary and language reference publisher. Based on the page title, metadata, and screenshot, the site provides dictionary and thesaurus search, word definitions, grammar guidance, wordplay articles, videos, quizzes, and daily language-related content such as a "Word of the Day." The homepage branding also indicates it operates as an Encyclopaedia Britannica company.

The domain has been registered for many years and has a strong web presence, which is consistent with a major educational and reference resource rather than a newly created or disposable site. Its content and linked subdomains suggest a broad language-learning and publishing ecosystem that includes APIs, games, newsletters, and related editorial resources for students, writers, and general readers.

Safety Assessment for merriam-webster.com

The scan results are broadly reassuring at the time of this scan. No detections were reported by 0 out of 92 security engines, and the domain was shown as clean across the checked blacklist and threat-database sources. The site also has a very old registration history and a strong popularity signal, both of which are generally consistent with an established legitimate web property.

One malware scan did label two page entries as "suspicious," but no malware family names were provided, no external links or referenced domains were flagged, and this signal was not corroborated by the broader engine consensus or blacklist checks. In context, that appears more consistent with a low-confidence heuristic finding than with confirmed malicious activity.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site is served over HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued for Amazon infrastructure and an expiry date in September 2026. It appears to be delivered through AWS CloudFront with nginx, which is a common content-delivery and web-serving setup for high-traffic websites. The nameservers also point to AWS-managed DNS infrastructure.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from that additional authenticity layer. Aside from that, the technical indicators provided here do not show notable infrastructure-level security concerns at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://merriam-webster.com/
200 https://www.merriam-webster.com/
Website Insights
#1,128
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Education
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 6 May 16
30 cookies detected
Essential25
Analytics4
Advertising1
Social0
30 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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