merriam.com

https://merriam.com· First analyzed 14 May 2026· Updated 14 May 2026

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merriam.com

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Hosting Provider

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

aws.amazon.com

IP Address

3.222.176.21

Site Location

🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip

Server Location

🇺🇸 Ashburn, United States

ASN

AS14618

Organization

AWS EC2 (us-east-1)

Server

Nginx

CDN

CloudFront

Nameservers

ns-323.awsdns-40.com.ns-636.awsdns-15.net.ns-1084.awsdns-07.org.ns-1998.awsdns-57.co.uk.

Performance

100

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint

523 ms10%

Speed Index

680 ms10%

Largest Contentful Paint

—25%

Total Blocking Time

0.0 ms30%

Cumulative Layout Shift

0.00025%

825 KB

136 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadResponsive

0–49

50–89

90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic

⚙️ SSR

Frontend

Styling

Tailwind CSS

Infrastructure

Platform

AWS CloudFront

CDN

CloudFront

Progressive Web App

Web ManifestApple Touch IconTheme Color

Technology Stack

10 Technologies Detected

Analytics

CSS Frameworks

Fonts

Tag Managers

Advertising

Other

Web Servers

Security

SEO Analysis

B73/100

Meta Tags15/15

Content6/12

Headings3/8

Technical22/25

E-E-A-T2/7

Images4/7

Links5/5

URL5/5

Social5/5

Freshness0/4

Mobile3/4

Indexability3/3

merriam.commerriam.com

Merriam-Webster: America's Most Trusted Dictionary

Find definitions for over 300,000 words from the most authoritative English dictionary. Continuously updated with new words and meanings.

Title Length50 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~310px / 580px)

Description Length137 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (1)

• Missing H1 tag — every page should have exactly one H1

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Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: index

108 URLs

108 sub-sitemaps

robots.txt

9 rules

Sitemap reference found

Local SEO

Local Search Readiness

15/100

Poor

4 13

This site doesn't appear to be a local business. Local SEO signals are optional for non-local websites.

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AI & LLM Readiness

D46/100

Bot Access

20/25

Machine Read.

7/25

Schema Data

7/25

Citation

12/25

AI Bot Access

14/14 accessible

AI Search

OAI-SearchBot

PerplexityBot

Claude-SearchBot

Gemini-Deep-Research

DuckAssistBot

Training

GPTBot

ClaudeBot

Google-Extended

Meta-ExternalAgent

Bytespiderinfo

Amazonbot

Applebot-Extended

CCBotinfo

Fetch

ChatGPT-User

Machine Readability

llms.txt

llms-full.txt

Semantic HTML

Heading Hierarchy

Text ratio:1%

Words:657

Token eff.:Optimal

Structured Data

5 JSON-LD

Organization×1.1WebSiteSearchAction

sameAs entity links

Citation Readiness

Opening Summary1194w

Descriptive Headingsavg 4.8w

Canonical URL

Open Graph3/3

Twitter Card3/3

Language Tag

Publish Date

Author Info

Lists

Tables

TL;DR / Summary

About Page Link

Recommendations (11)

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Accessibility

WCAG 2.1 Compliance

Evaluates how accessible your website is for users with disabilities, based on WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Checks images, forms, keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, and color contrast.

72/100

Passed

Critical

Warnings

Images & Alt Text

15/20

Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.

Semantic Structure

11/20

Evaluates proper use of HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, footer) and heading hierarchy.

Forms & Inputs

15/15

Verifies form fields have labels, error messages are clear, and inputs are properly associated.

Color & Contrast

14/15

Tests text-to-background color contrast ratios against WCAG AA/AAA minimum requirements.

Keyboard & Focus

11/15

Ensures all interactive elements are reachable and operable via keyboard (tab, enter, escape).

ARIA & Roles

6/15

Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.

3 recommendations

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Carbon Footprint

SWDM v4 · Eco-Score

Carbon emissions estimated using the Sustainable Web Design Model v4 (SWDM v4). Factors in data center, network, and device energy across new and returning visitors. Grade thresholds based on HTTP Archive percentiles.

65/100

83 mg

CO₂e / view

825.1 KB

Page Weight

80%

Cleaner Than

New Visitor

95 mg

Returning (cached)

48 mg

Annual (10K/mo)

10.0 kg

Emission Segments

Data Center

4 mg

Network

25 mg

Device

55 mg

Resource Breakdown

JavaScript

549.3 KB

Images

49.1 KB

CSS

60.8 KB

Fonts

104.9 KB

HTML

49.8 KB

Other

11.2 KB

Green Hosting Verified

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Provider Match

4 recommendations

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Security Score

21%Critical

Interactive

HTTPS

No WAF

118d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Amazon

Key Algorithm

RSA (2048 bit)

Signature

SHA-256 with RSA

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2+H3

Valid From

24.02.2026

Valid Until

09.09.2026

OCSP Stapling

Enabled

Subject Alternative Names (7)

*.merriam-webster.com*.m-w.com*.theusage.comtheusage.com*.word.comm-w.commerriam-webster.com

SHA-256 Fingerprint

1F:DB:95:97:5F:A6:EF:CE:FD:83:30:7E:8A:E2:20:E5:08:B8:1D:C0...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

alt-svc

h3=":443"; ma=86400

cache-control

🟡 601s(max-age=601)

content-encoding

⚡ Brotli(br)

content-length

50726

content-type

text/html; charset=utf-8

date

Thu, 14 May 2026 03:59:22 GMT

Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Custom Mail Server

Score

SPF

DKIM

DMARC

Domain Information

merriam.com

Domain Age

30y 11m

Created

04.06.1995

Expires

03.06.2026

Last Updated

30.05.2025

Registrar

CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.

DNSSEC

Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Quantcast Choice

Cookie Consent Banner

Quantcast Choice

GDPR Indicators

Cookie consent banner detected

CMP: Quantcast Choice

Mobile Compatibility

Viewport & Responsive Test

Tests how well your website works on mobile devices. Checks viewport configuration, responsive layout, touch targets, font readability, and simulates rendering across different screen sizes.

73/100

Mobile Friendly1 breakpoint

Viewport Meta

The viewport meta tag tells mobile browsers how to scale the page. Without it, mobile devices render at desktop width.

Responsive Design

Uses CSS media queries or flexible layouts to adapt content to different screen sizes automatically.

Touch Icons

Apple touch icons and favicons displayed when users add the site to their home screen on mobile devices.

Readable Font Size

Base font size should be at least 16px on mobile to ensure text is readable without zooming.

Relative Units

Using em, rem, %, or vw instead of fixed px values allows content to scale properly across screen sizes.

No H-Scroll Risk

No elements wider than the viewport that would cause horizontal scrolling on mobile devices.

Tap Targets OK

Interactive elements (buttons, links) are at least 48x48px with enough spacing to prevent accidental taps.

No Fixed Widths

No elements with fixed pixel widths that could overflow on smaller screens and break the layout.

Viewport

width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0

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Typography & Readability

Playfair Display + Open Sans

WCAG Partial

44/100

Readability

/30

17/30

13px · LH 1.38

Hierarchy

/20

7/20

WCAG

/25

11/25

1:1 min contrast

Performance

/25

9/25

System fonts

Heading Font

Playfair Display

Serif

Body Font

Open Sans

Sans13px

Contrast Ratio

1:1

5 issues

Reading Comfort

~45 CPL

Optimal (45–75)

34px

31px

24px

13px

❌ Critical: 13px body text is too small. Minimum 14px, recommend 16px+.

⚠️ Tight line spacing (1.38). Increase to 1.4–1.6 for better readability.

✅ Optimal line length: ~45 chars/line (ideal 45–75 CPL).

⚠️ Hard to read: Flesch score 33/100. Simplify sentences for wider reach.

⚠️ Partial contrast: 5 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.0:1).

❌ Missing H1: Every page should have exactly one H1 element for SEO and accessibility.

Buy on MyFontsFlesch 33

Color Palette

9 unique colors

9.04:1 AAA Light

#ffffff

Background· 37.6%

#504743

Secondary· 5%

#0f3850

Primary· 0%

#12242e

Primary· 23.4%

#5e7d56

Secondary· 6.8%

#afa07f

Secondary· 6%

#eae1dd

Secondary· 4.1%

#3b202a

Primary· 2.4%

Business & Marketing Stack

3 Tools Detected

Advanced

Behavior Analytics

Google Tag ManagerFree

Google AnalyticsFree

User behavior and product analytics

A/B Testing & Optimization

VWO (Visual Website Optimizer)Mid-Market

Experimentation and conversion optimization

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Scripts & Styles

23 Resources

Scripts

Styles

Async

Defer

Top Script Sources

ads.adthrive.com(4)googletagmanager.com(3)cdn.confiant-integrations.net(2)securepubads.g.doubleclick.net(2)browser.sentry-cdn.com(1)

Website Identity

Merriam-Webster

Organization

Find definitions for over 300,000 words from the most authoritative English dictionary. Continuously updated with new words and meanings.

www.merriam-webster.com

30 years old

Location detected: 🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip

CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.en

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Last analyzed: 14 May 2026 at 03:59

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