About r/MurderedByWords
In its own words:
A place for well-constructed put-downs, comebacks, and counter-arguments.
Community guide
r/MurderedByWords (#303, about 3.4 million) showcases well-constructed put-downs, comebacks, and counter-arguments. Rules require an actual murder/burn, ban reposts, messy content, memes/meme-like posts, demand civility and PII censoring, and auto-remove low-effort titles. Image/Gallery (~29.1 ppd).
Must include the burn
Show the well-constructed comeback—not a meme template. Titles can’t be low-effort.
Clean screenshots
No messy crops; censor personal info; stay civil in comments.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Dec 8, 2016, which makes it 9 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 755 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/PewdiepieSubmissions (#302) and ahead of r/suggestmeabook (#304) in our ranking.
What sets r/MurderedByWords apart
r/MurderedByWords is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 95% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 17% across the Top 100. Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 36.3 comments per post, roughly 2.6× the typical big subreddit (14.0). Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (19:00 UTC) sees about 17.0× as many posts as the quietest (00:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/MurderedByWords went up from 3,420,505 to 3,426,848 subscribers (+6.3K, +0.19%). That is about 144 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/MurderedByWords talks about
We read the titles of 206 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “trump”, “white”, “wesley”, “trying” and “call”. Other frequent themes are america, good, history, house, american and fox. Recurring phrases include “cultural legacy”, “uno reverse”, “reverse bitch” and “donald trump”. By format, 95% are images, 3% are galleries and 1% are links.
Activity and best time to post
r/MurderedByWords gets about 29 new posts a day. The public archive holds 305,676 posts and 11,098,816 comments in total, about 36.3 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (55 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (22). Posting peaks around 19:00 UTC and is lowest around 00:00 UTC.
Rules of r/MurderedByWords
The moderators of r/MurderedByWords list 7 rules. In short:
- Post must include a Murder or Burn!
- No Reposts
- Don't submit messy content.
- No memes or meme-like posts.
- Be civil
- Censor personal information.
- Posts can be automatically removed if use a low-effort title.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/MurderedByWords and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/MurderedByWords have?
r/MurderedByWords has 3,426,848 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #303 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 6,343 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/MurderedByWords?
r/MurderedByWords was created on Dec 8, 2016, so it has been around for 9 years.
How active is r/MurderedByWords?
Very active: r/MurderedByWords gets about 29 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 305,676 posts and 11,098,816 comments. In a sample of 206 recent posts we counted 135 different authors.
When is r/MurderedByWords most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 19:00 UTC, with the fewest around 00:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/MurderedByWords about?
The community describes itself as: “A place for well-constructed put-downs, comebacks, and counter-arguments.” Recent post titles often mention trump, white, wesley, trying and call. Most posts are images (95%).
Is r/MurderedByWords safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/MurderedByWords as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/MurderedByWords?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/MurderedByWords accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images and galleries enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “Post must include a Murder or Burn!”; “No Reposts”; “Don't submit messy content.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/MurderedByWords?
Communities with similar topics include r/Wellthatsucks (4.6M), r/mildlyinteresting (25.4M), r/RoastMe (6M), r/houseplants (3M) and r/PublicFreakout (4.9M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/MurderedByWords.