The 10 Words Massachusetts Has Searched the Most So Far This Year

Massachusetts is one of the most educated states in the U.S. Some of the country's oldest and most prestigious secondary schools and colleges are located in the Bay State. Its residents are some of the most educated and successful in the country, so you think it would be safe to say with all those accolades Massachusetts would be considered pretty intelligent, right? Cue the state's most misspelled word.

Recently, Word Unscrambler to a look at Google search data and determined what words each state has been searching for so far this year. The top ten words that Massachusetts went hunting for seem to reflect certain buzz words were seeing in culture today.

The Top Ten Most Searched Words Definitions in Massachusetts 2026

1. Gaslighting - 286 900 searches.

2. Love - 274 900 searches.

3. Fascism - 264 700 searches.

4. Empathy - 265 600 searches.

5. Integrity - 262 100 searches.

6. Metaphor - 242 200 searches.

7. Narcissist - 186 500 searches.

8. Culture - 186 300 searches.

9. Democracy - 183 100 searches.

10. Bias - 174 200 searches.

One of the most striking findings is that Americans top searched definitions in 2026 are dominated by abstract concepts rather than objects. From love and justice to democracy and integrity, people are searching for words that help them understand ideas, values and human behavior. Our research shows that emotions, society and education are the categories that stand out the most. Emotional words: gaslighting, love, empathy, narcissist, anxiety, stress and apathy. Societal words: fascism, democracy, justice, equity, culture, socialism, republic, bias, propaganda and inflation. Educational words: metaphor, hyperbole, adjective, science, philosophy and fiction. People are searching for definitions to better understand personal experiences and public conversations.
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Check out the worlds the rest of the country is searching as well, many align with the top ten in Massachusetts. However, there are some questionable words as well that make us wonder what people were thinking.