NYT Dictionary

ABFARAD

/æbˈfæɹˌæd/
NounAB-far-adab-far-ad · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2022, 2024

Meaning

A unit of capacitance equal to one billion (10⁹) farads, used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units

Etymology

Origin: Unknown

From ab- (“absolute”) + farad.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019, 2022, 2024.

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