NYT Dictionary

ATILT

/ˈətɪlt/
AdjectiveAdverbPrepositionA-tilta-tilt · 2 syllablesGrade 7

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.

Etymology

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English tilt English atilt From a- + tilt.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 40 recorded puzzles:

+28 earlier appearances in the archive.

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