100 Word of the Year Ideas to Inspire You

A single, guiding word is a more effective approach than a New Year’s resolution. If you’re unsure of what word should be yours for 2026, here’s a list of possibilities.

1. Abundance

2. Acceptance

3. Action

4. Admire

5. Adventure

6. Advocate

7. Appreciate

8. Attract

9. Awake

10. Aware

11. Balance

12. Be

13. Believe

14. Bliss

15. Bountiful

16. Breathe

17. Brave

18. Calm

19. Cheer

20. Choice

21. Confidence

22. Connection

23. Contribute

24. Conquer

25. Create

26. Discipline

27. Different

28. Elevate

29. Empower

30. Energy

31. Enlighten

32. Enough

33. Empathy

34. Equality

35. Equanimity

36. Evolve

37. Faith

38. Flexibility

39. Flow

40. Focus

41. Forgive

42. Free

43. Fun

44. Gather

45. Give

46. Gratitude

47. Grow

48. Heartfelt

49. Honesty

50. Honor

51. Humility

52. Independence

53. Inspire

54. Intention

55. Journey

56. Joyful

57. Laughter

58. Learn

59. Listen

60. Love

61. Loyalty

62. Magical

63. Manifest

64. Mindful

65. Movement

66. Network

67. Noteworthy

68. Nourish

69. Now

70. Offer

71. Open

72. Passion

73. Pause

74. Peace

75. Present

76. Priority

77. Respect

78. Recharge

79. Renew

80. Restore

81. Sacred

82. Secure

83. Self-love

84. Simple

85. Sparkle

86. Spirit

87. Surrender

88. Tenacity

89. Thoughtful

90. Thankful

91. Transformative

92. Truth

93. Unity

94. Unique

95. Variety

96. Vitality

97. Wellness

98. Wholesome

99. Worth

100. Zen