NYT Dictionary

ANNAL

/ˈænəl/
NounAdjectiveAN-nalan-nal · 2 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

The record of a single event or item.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Back formation from annals, borrowed from Middle French, from Latin annales (“annals”), from annus (“year”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 68 recorded puzzles:

+56 earlier appearances in the archive.

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