NYT Dictionary

ATOPIC

/eɪˈtɒpɪk/
AdjectiveCollege

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

Meaning

Pertaining to or suffering from atopy.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

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

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 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026.

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