Thanks to many users’ participation, we have chosen the Word of the Year for 2022.
emerge
When I think of this year, I think of one word. Emerge. We started off the year with the midst of a pandemic, which we are still in. But I feel, as we push on, we get our vaccines and we are careful, we are emerging. Working as a team to help push forward and really and truly, emerge. We will always be a community, the world, and at this time of change we will continue to work together, move on into the future and emerge. This pandemic might never end, but we’ll always have this lesson. We will be a stronger world. We will emerge.
by Arden Crowley, 10-14 years old, non-native English speaker
Second and third-place winners are:
courage
So, I would like to speak about the word courage. This word is extraordinary when talking about my year of 2022. Peculiarly, I have had the courage to say that after all I’ve been through, and I’ll my ancestors have been through, and all my parents have been through, I didn’t come through all of that just to fit in with normalcy. In 2022, I had the courage to go after my dream, is there are a user left in the entirety of wordsmyth.net, that’s got some courage? I think we all honestly have the courage, I- I think we do. It takes courage to be exceptional. It takes courage to be knowledgeable. It takes courage to be rich. It takes courage to be educated. It takes courage to be wise. The moment you’re on this site, you’re like: "Why am I doing this? I have the courage to be educated, and courage is the main reason why I came here.". Without courage, I mean, who would’ve designed something so successful? That’s what I think about 2022.
by Lucas, 15-18 years old, native English speaker
peace
We’ve been struggling more than ever during this year. Spring has opened with loud bombs and a silent peace is as distant as ever. The covid pandemic seemed to be over in the hot lively summer and now restrictions still continue to trouble people and nations. Autumn heavy rains are turturing our delicate and fragile environement and still political leaders find it hard to score a goal in their global Agenda. We need to find roads of reconciliation with our neighbours, our health, our Earth. We need to struggle for peace, make room for peace in our times and lives, treasure peace as the most wonderful Word of the year. Peace is all we need.
by Daniela, over 18 years old, non-native English speaker
Other outstanding submissions are highlighted as follows:
- 18+ years old: excellence,
- 15-18 years old: acceptance
- 10-14 years old: delight
excellence
This past year has been overwhelmed with challenges such as the ongoing COVID pandemic, inflation, crime, and supply shortages. Many people were afflicted with depression and hopelessness, and many businesses have permanently closed. Despite this, we also witnessed many people who succeeded and achieved enormous accomplishments. Their success cannot be attributed solely to luck, finances, or privilege. These people possessed a special quality called "excellence". People striving for excellence don’t seek perfection, for that does not tolerate any flaws and demands 100% performance at all times. Excellence demands people contributing their best efforts and competing against themselves. Those that incorporate the quality of excellence understand that life is a journey where each accomplishment is merely a step towards becoming better. Similar to Jacob’s dream in The Bible, these people understand that the path to success is achieved by reaching each rung on the ladder to the sky. It’s not achieved by taking the highway to heaven. I hope that everyone can make excellence a lifestyle behavior in 2023.
by Daniel Feldman, over 18 years old, native English speaker
acceptance
In a hectic, long, traumatic but thrilling year, i have to say, the only word that stands out to me most, is Acceptance. To accept someone for who they are, and not for what they have done is what this world needs most. From the shooting in Colorado to the walk out at Kalama Middle/High school, accepting those who are in the queer, or BIPOC community or both is what matters.
by Alex Gravina, 15-18 years old, non-native English speaker
delight
THE YEAR 2022 IS VERY DELIGHT.As to social media make this hard year easy after pandemic COVID-19 many sites help kids to learn and make easier for exams suppose I prepared for my exams from KIDSWORDSMYTH and thus I make proud of my parents so that I named 2022 is the delight year 2022 delight shows clemency and my god was so merciful and prays listener so pray that my god can help to kids who are weak in study and i also pray for wordsmyth may god bless there work .
by Zaryab Hasan, 10-14 years old, non-native English speaker
We appreciate all who have participated in our Word of the Year program. Thank you for your support! Happy new year!!