NYT Dictionary

BATH

[bæθ~bɛəθ~beəθ]
NounVerbBATHGrade 3

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

Meaning

A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- Proto-Germanic *baþą Proto-West Germanic *baþ Old English bæþ Middle English bath English bath From Middle English bath, baþ, from Old English bæþ (“bath”), from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”). Corresponding inherited verbs are beath and bathe. Cognate with Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, and Swedish bad (“bath”), Faroese and Icelandic bað (“bath”), German Bad (“bath”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bainbathtubtubbathroomaffusionbaptismbaptizebasinaquamanileaspergation

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 10 recorded puzzles:

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