NYT Dictionary

BEFUDDLED

/bɪfˈʌdʌld/
VerbAdjectivebe-FUD-dledbe-fud-dled · 3 syllablesGrade 7

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2026

Meaning

simple past and past participle of befuddle

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

addle-patedaddledaddlepatedat a lossat a loss for wordsat seaat sixes and sevensbaffledbefuddledbewildered

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle:

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