Word of the Day

Learn a new word every day, right inside Obsidian.

Word of the Day fetches Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day and saves it as a clean, structured note in your vault. Optionally generate spaced-repetition flashcards with Osmosis so you actually remember what you learn.

Features

• One-Click Fetch — Grab today's Word of the Day from Merriam-Webster's RSS feed with a single click or command
• Structured Notes — Each word gets its own note with frontmatter, pronunciation, part of speech, definition, examples, and "Did you know?" sections
• Osmosis Flashcards — Optionally embed a spaced-repetition flashcard directly in the note. Choose from cloze, basic (front/back), or bidirectional card types
• Deck Assignment — Assign generated flashcards to a specific Osmosis deck via frontmatter
• Callout Styles — Use native Obsidian callouts or Admonitions plugin syntax for examples and "Did you know?" sections
• Folder Auto-Suggest — The destination folder setting suggests existing vault folders as you type
• Insert Link — Insert a link to today's word at your cursor position in any note

Quick Start

Fetch Today's Word

1. Click the quote icon in the ribbon (or use the command palette: Fetch Word of the Day now)
2. A new note appears in your destination folder, named after the word

Example Note

---
word: fiscal
definition: Fiscal is used to describe things relating to money...
source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiscal
published: 2026-03-28
osmosis-deck: Vocab/Word of the Day
---

# fiscal

---

**fiscal** • \fi-skəl\ • *adjective*

Fiscal is used to describe things relating to money and especially
to the money a government, business, or organization earns, spends,
and owes.

> [!example] Examples
> The governor proposed a number of *fiscal* reforms.

> [!question] Did you know?
> Fiscal derives from the Latin word "fiscus," meaning "basket" or
> "treasury."

```osmosis
bidi: true

fiscal
***
Is used to describe things relating to money and especially to the
money a government, business, or organization earns, spends, and owes.
```

Enable Osmosis Flashcards

1. Open Settings > Word of the Day
2. Toggle Include Osmosis flashcard on
3. Choose your preferred card type (cloze, basic, or bidirectional)
4. Optionally set a deck name (e.g., Vocab/Word of the Day)

Commands

Command	Description
Fetch Word of the Day now	Fetches the WOTD and creates/updates the note
Open today's WOTD note	Fetches and opens the note in a new pane
Insert link to today's WOTD at cursor	Inserts a [[link]] to the WOTD note at your cursor

Settings

Setting	Description	Default
Destination folder	Where WOTD notes are saved (auto-suggests folders)	WOTD
Include HTML from RSS	Include full description from Merriam-Webster	On
Callout format	Native Obsidian callouts or Admonitions syntax	Callouts
Include Osmosis flashcard	Embed a flashcard in the note	Off
Flashcard type	Cloze, basic (front/back), or bidirectional	Bidirectional
Deck	Osmosis deck assignment via frontmatter	(none)

Installation

From Community Plugins (Coming Soon)

1. Open Settings > Community Plugins
2. Click Browse and search for "Word of the Day"
3. Click Install, then Enable

Manual Installation

1. Download the latest release from GitHub Releases
2. Extract main.js, styles.css, and manifest.json to your vault's .obsidian/plugins/wotd/ directory
3. Enable the plugin in Settings > Community Plugins

Technology Stack

Component	Technology
Language	TypeScript
Platform	Obsidian Plugin API
Data Source	Merriam-Webster WOTD RSS
Testing	Vitest (unit), Playwright (E2E)
Linting	ESLint with TypeScript

Documentation

Full documentation is available at sawyerrensel.github.io/WOTD:

• Getting Started — Installation · Quick Start
• Configuration — Settings · Callout Styles
• Osmosis Integration — Flashcard Types · Decks

Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/SawyerRensel/WOTD.git
cd WOTD

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build for development (watches for changes)
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

Build output goes to vault/.obsidian/plugins/wotd/ for testing.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 — see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Obsidian — The incredible knowledge base application
• Merriam-Webster — Word of the Day content
• Osmosis — Spaced-repetition flashcards for Obsidian
• Admonitions — Callout/admonition plugin for Obsidian

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Author: Sawyer Rensel (@SawyerRensel)