NYT Dictionary

ABOIL

/əˈbɔɪl/
AdjectiveAdverbAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

In a boil; boiling.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Latin bulla Latin -iō Latin bulliō Old French boillirbor. Middle English boillen English boil English aboil From a- (“in, on”) + boil.

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 7 recorded puzzles:

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