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ATAXIC

AdjectiveNounA-tax-ica-tax-ic · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2022, 2024, 2026

Meaning

Pertaining to ataxia

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree English ataxia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ataxic From ataxia + -ic.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

atactic

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 2022, 2024, 2026.