Website reputation report

dictionary.com

Last checked 2 days ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

Public pages were observed on dictionary.com, but their subject was not confidently classified. An About page was also found. The sampled pages were marked as English-language. Recurring page-metadata topics include word, meanings, english.

No listed local patterns observedHomepage-only analysis is not a malware clearance. Read the scope and findings below.

77/100Safety Score
75%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History95 Infrastructure95 Website Security95 Security Hygiene70 Transparency61 Reputation50 Operational Stability96
Trust RadarEight observed factors. Select one to inspect its evidence.

How to read this report

Safety Score evaluates observed signals. Evidence Confidence measures how complete, direct, fresh, and consistent those signals are.

No automated scan can guarantee that a website is safe.

Independent evidence brief

What we observed about dictionary.com

Updated Sep 30, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on dictionary.com. Website descriptions below come from the site itself. Registration, connection and threat findings were checked separately.

Purpose and visible content

On its About page, the site says: When someone sneezes, we often use the word achoo to describe the sound. Every time we hear an achoo, we are often compelled to…

Registrar and domain history

Registered on May 14, 1995. Registrar: 101domain GRS Limited.

Recorded expiry date: May 15, 2027. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Nov 27, 2026.

Threat checks and score context

External malware-provider coverage was unavailable. The report does not treat this missing check as a clean result.

Safety Score: 77/100. Evidence Confidence: 75%. These measure different things.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on dictionary.com

10 of up to 10 pages

We sampled public pages from this website to understand its subject and contact paths. The titles and short descriptions below come from the website itself. They are not endorsements or independent safety findings.

Meanings & Definitions of English Words | Dictionary.comThe world's leading online dictionary: English definitions, synonyms, word origins, example sentences, word games, and more. A trusted authority for 25+ years! Where Did the Word “Achoo” Come From? Why Do We Say “Bless You”? | Dictionary.comWhen someone sneezes, we often use the word achoo to describe the sound. Every time we hear an achoo, we are often compelled to answer with a Bless you or God bless you. But why? W love bombing | Slang | Dictionary.comLove bombing is the practice of showing a person excessive affection and attention as a way of manipulating them in a relationship. The term is most commonly used in a negative way forever chemicals | Tech & Science | Dictionary.comForever chemicals is an informal term that collectively refers to the class of synthetic chemicals known as perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. There Featured Articles | Dictionary.comLearn everything about the English language and the world of words, with featured articles about trending language topics, word origins, and more. Haunting Hooks 2026: “The Invitation” Edition | Dictionary.comGo ahead…open it. From cryptic notes to ominous summons, take this invitation somewhere unexpected in Dictionary.com’s Haunting Hooks writing contest. The Contest We’re challenging Is Your Name in the Dictionary? Proper Names With Other Meanings | Dictionary.comWhat’s in a name? Well, it depends on the name. There are thousands of common and popular names in English. Most have their own unique meanings, but a few have more meanings than o Play Free Online Games | Free Games | Dictionary.comTrain your brain, grow your knowledge, or just take a break with Dictionary.com Games! Whatever you're looking for, you'll find it here - or discover a new favorite or two! Language And Culture | Dictionary.comOur modern language section is constantly updated to keep you in the know about all the latest slang, emoji, pop culture terms, acronyms, and more. Word of the Day | Dictionary.comhttps://www.dictionary.com/word-of-the-day

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on dictionary.com

7 phrases

These phrases were extracted locally from sampled public page metadata. They are observations, not search-volume or ranking estimates.

wordTitle, H1, Meta description4 sampled pages
meaningsTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
englishTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
gamesTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
languageTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
slangTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
wordsTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

✓

Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

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Confidence is separate

Unavailable evidence is shown as missing and never counted as clean.

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Verify before sensitive actions

Check the exact URL and context before payments, credentials, or downloads.

Fully explainable

Why this score?

Versioned weights
Threat IntelligenceWeight 25%
55/100

Threat providers were unavailable. The neutral uncertainty baseline is not a clean verdict.

Domain HistoryWeight 10%
95/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
95/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
70/100

Observed security header values were checked for basic protective settings. Empty values, disabled HSTS and unrecognized values receive no credit. This is not a complete browser-policy validation.

TransparencyWeight 5%
61/100

Observed site metadata and About page were checked. Publisher-supplied details are not independently verified.

ReputationWeight 5%
50/100

Popularity is weak context, not proof of safety. Unranked sites use a neutral baseline.

Operational StabilityWeight 15%
96/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Local antivirus and phishing checks

ClamAV · homepage HTMLNo signature match in the sampled HTML
Engine version1.5.4
Signature database date (UTC)2026-09-30T06:24:18+00:00
HTML bytes submitted65,253
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-09-30T12:00:07+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,027

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

5 resources checked · 15 script links observed on the homepage. Partial resource coverage.

ClamAV inspects the fetched homepage HTML on our server. New scans also sample up to four linked scripts and two collected internal pages, with size and time limits. Scripts are not executed. Other downloads, private server files and logged-in pages remain outside this check. A signature match needs investigation and can be a false positive. No match is not a whole-site safety guarantee.

Exact hostname lookup uses a downloaded Phishing.Database snapshot. It does not send this domain to an external lookup API or mark sibling subdomains as harmful. Not listed does not mean safe. Snapshot age is download age, not proof that every entry was recently revalidated.

Homepage HTML only · Eight local rule families · local-security-v2

Checks use the fetched page and redirect chain. Scripts are not executed, forms are not submitted, and linked files are not downloaded. This is not a malware clearance.

Page resource inventory

Linked scripts15
Inline scripts10
Embedded frames1
External script hosts8

Counts describe the sampled HTML, not every resource loaded by the browser. External resources are common and are not automatically harmful.

No listed local patterns observed. The limited rule set cannot detect every threat or behavior.

External threat intelligence

Provider coverageNot checked

Local checks do not query external reputation databases. An unavailable check is never a clean result.

Registration

Domain information

Public RDAP observation
Canonical domaindictionary.com
Registrar101domain GRS Limited
RegisteredMay 14, 1995
Domain age31 years
ExpiresMay 15, 2027
Registry statusesclient transfer prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address104.18.42.126
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNCloudflare
Web application firewallNot detected

At a glance

Infrastructure summary

Observed during this scan

A compact view of the connection, DNS and security surface. These observations describe what the scanner could verify at scan time and do not prove ownership or ongoing availability.

HTTP response200 · https://www.dictionary.com/
Endpoint104.18.42.126
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFCloudflare · Not detected
DNS surface31 records · 2 nameservers · 2 mail exchangers
Protection signals4 security headers · 4 technologies · DNSSEC unknown

Page telemetry

Observed page statistics

Safe metadata only

These counters describe the fetched response and sampled HTML. Script counts describe references in the markup, not a complete browser network log. Cookie counts cover observed response headers.

Response size65,253 bytes
HTTP check duration0 ms
Cookies observed1
Script resources15 · 8 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks1 frames · 5 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Google Trust Services, commonName=WE1
Valid fromAug 29, 2026
Valid untilNov 27, 2026
Certificate names*.dictionary.com · dictionary.com

Resolution

DNS footprint

DNSKEY status unknown

DNSKEY presence does not verify the DNSSEC signature chain. Missing records can mean no record was returned or the lookup was unavailable.

A104.18.42.126TTL —
A172.64.145.130TTL —
AAAA2a06:98c1:3101::6812:2a7eTTL —
AAAA2a06:98c1:3108::ac40:9182TTL —
NSgabe.ns.cloudflare.comTTL —
NSgail.ns.cloudflare.comTTL —
MX1 mxa.global.inbound.cf-emailsecurity.netTTL —
MX5 mxb.global.inbound.cf-emailsecurity.netTTL —
TXT\"google-site-verification=Ad3F7HWoONZsYEmQ1XS2_ilCcBs0QdN-GSh1RA6n0iATTL —
TXTadobe-idp-site-verification=bb5660f072bd1443b1c089706ebb2e9dcf8db73431873cf4a1472647e61fb01cTTL —
TXTamazonses:8i1U8t1N1rigg9CpVXvWMeVTizNYEJSFLD5LSvE3HFY=TTL —
TXTapple-domain-verification=ghP-ikbtzFUfEulaIubBman0WWpHTrFl2Y03SCLI8S4TTL —
TXTatlassian-domain-verification=0oZoDzrB/ItUqdLnhyLp0e5aJW/JaRX1acbofl7yZYPl15F0tSMrxbCPiNdInfX1TTL —
TXTcb4v9d18m504rj2m7wwszq439jpf91b8TTL —
TXTdocusign=df9eb68e-8f31-4a70-a89a-efbdaa16f096TTL —
TXTfacebook-domain-verification=k6l24sw20l3wqqhhdj5pmmkmgv7c5sTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=8yftWgkHXwwEIAgGd_QO_ojsLMx3uCcjw_hxycnwb6wTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=A6Q6nJTZslHyjfgzJplMgswuMVGwMHa-bDvo6gqS6R0TTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=Dglp1g8zU22QHe5Cw223GFcsf-WAKLd4G6BuYPf179ATTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=i1knPoCggWbYbqbiSuwExGFugPZUinxrtgirusfusoUTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=MCrg9tYx-LGFk3mdXdLa8k2caJuAi9PyCO_Ihrco96ETTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=sAKU3njtuEOKB8IuaVMl4nNJa5PcaVIgYqPhrxelGqMTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=TmSOiADr3CFwC4zlAbzOttyT88QBLC2tIl1bOTBmyIUTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=ujm3OGg8fiKGqxo4Rj_OIoMuqolTbSyl7VvokaxRL5YTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=ulC57vmeyKqUw0FzW6s-SqkzWeBMixcoqCGuIYePffcTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=wdkKQExbGsEWMeDDdDjuJct8oLDEy9tyzpiXYNEhW2MTTL —
TXTmongodb-site-verification=YDAIxbJk9qi4S1JxpRsejHnuq0NTjo2xTTL —
TXTMS=ms68697777TTL —
TXTonetrust-domain-verification=3a0b28362d3a4116b4218c8ec36a71a2TTL —
TXTv=spf1 redirect=dictionary.com.hosted.spf-report.comTTL —
TXTyahoo-verification-key=IjpAp7GpT1iDFeUsPVZ2xCU4b49tiyhBdeRVuSYhnuA=TTL —

DNS observations · no external lookup API

Domain email protection

Exact-host SPF and DMARC observations help the owner investigate email impersonation risks. They are separate from website malware checks and do not change the Safety Score.

SPFDNS lookup unavailable
DMARCPolicy record observed, not fully validated

What to do next

Review the records with your mail administrator. Inventory legitimate senders and test SPF and DKIM alignment before enforcing a stricter DMARC policy. Fix duplicate records and investigate overly permissive SPF rules.

This bounded check does not send email, probe SMTP, evaluate recursive SPF includes, verify DKIM signatures or apply organizational-domain DMARC inheritance. A missing subdomain record does not prove that no inherited protection exists. A DNS timeout is unknown, not an absent record. A policy record is not proof that messages authenticate successfully.

Responsible disclosure

security.txt

RFC 9116 observation
StatusPublished and readable
Security contacts1
Policy linkNot observed
ExpiryValid when observed

This is a public vulnerability-reporting contact file. Its presence does not prove that the website is safe and does not change the independent Safety Score.

Browser protections

Security headers

4 observed
content-security-policypresent frame-ancestors 'self'
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff
x-frame-optionspresent SAMEORIGIN

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation
Cookies observed1
Missing Secure0
Missing HttpOnly0
Missing SameSite0

Only cookie attribute counts are retained. Cookie names and values are never stored. These observations are not proof of compromise and do not independently change the Safety Score.

Detected stack

Technologies

Bootstrap 80% Cloudflare 98% Google Tag Manager 96% WordPress 95%

Versions are shown only when publicly exposed by the page or response headers. An observed version is not, by itself, proof of a vulnerability.

JavaScript library advisories

3 sampled JavaScript files checked locally with Retire.js. Database snapshot: 2026-09-30T02:40:06.930Z.

No supported library version was identified in the sampled files. This does not establish that the scripts are safe.

A version match is not proof that the website is infected or that an issue is exploitable here. Owners should review the advisory, check whether their code is affected and test an update. Up to four external script files are sampled, not every dependency, inline script or dynamically loaded resource.

Recommended maintenance checks

WordPressKeep WordPress core, themes and plugins updated. Remove unused plugins and review administrator accounts.

About this website

What the site says about itself

When someone sneezes, we often use the word achoo to describe the sound. Every time we hear an achoo, we are often compelled to answer with a Bless you or God bless you. But why? Where did the word achoo come from, and why do we feel the need to bless someone whenever we hear […]

View the site's About page ↗

This is publisher supplied information. The independent safety findings are shown separately.

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleMeanings & Definitions of English Words | Dictionary.com
First headingDictionary.com
DescriptionThe world's leading online dictionary: English definitions, synonyms, word origins, example sentences, word games, and more. A trusted authority for 25+ years!
Canonical URLhttps://www.dictionary.com
Final URLhttps://www.dictionary.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html;charset=UTF-8 · duration unavailable
Languageen
Structured typesOrganization
Page page detectedhttps://www.dictionary.com/articlesAbout page detectedhttps://www.dictionary.com/articles/achoo-god-bless-you-sneeze
present100% evidence confidence
Security txt.has policy100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing secure100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing samesite100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing httponly100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
31100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
31536000100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp wildcard sources100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe inline100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe eval100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp has object src100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp has default src100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.dictionary.com/

The chain is shown exactly as observed by the scanner. A redirect is not itself a malware finding, but unexpected domains or an HTTP downgrade deserve review.

Premium monitoring

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

Safety ScoreNo comparable score
HTTP statusUnavailable → 200
Final URL changedYes
Technologies addedbootstrap, cloudflare, google-tag-manager, wordpress
Technologies removedNone observed

This comparison uses persisted scan evidence only. A changed signal can reflect a real website change, a different response or newly available evidence.

Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
azure-signal-mesh-146

Comparable components help find technically related websites. A match does not prove common ownership.

DnsHashed private comparison value
TechnologiesHashed private comparison value

Material changes only

Change history

No meaningful changes recorded yet.

Website icon for dictionary.com

Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of dictionary.com
Captured once in an isolated browser during this scan. Visual tint is an interface overlay. The original evidence is not duplicated.

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Questions about dictionary.com

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Is dictionary.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 77/100 with 75% Evidence Confidence. This is a point-in-time assessment of observed technical signals, not a guarantee. Check the exact address and avoid entering payment details if anything looks unusual.

Did the scan detect malware on dictionary.com?

ClamAV found no signature match in the sampled homepage HTML. External scripts, downloads and private server files were not checked. This is not a whole-site malware clearance.

When was dictionary.com registered?

The public registry record shows May 14, 1995. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did dictionary.com have a valid TLS certificate?

The scanner observed a valid TLS certificate using TLSv1.3. A valid certificate alone does not establish that the site is safe.

How does dictionary.com describe itself?

The website's About page describes its purpose in the report above. This is publisher-supplied information and is separate from independent security findings.

Can a paid listing change this website's score?

No. Premium placement and owner-supplied pages are labelled separately. Technical evidence, the Safety Score and moderation decisions remain independent.