NYT Dictionary

ADDITIONAL

/əˈdɪ.ʃə.nəl/

AdjectiveNounad-DI-tion-alad-di-tion-al · 4 syllablesGrade 4

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021, 2022, 2025

Meaning

Supplemental or added to something.

Origin: Latin

Learned borrowing from Latin additionalis. By surface analysis, addition + -al.

accessionalaccessiveadditionaladditionaryadjunctiveascititiousauxiliarycomplementalextrafurther

nonsupplementary

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle, including a pangram: