NYT Dictionary
BEHEADAL
/bəˈhɛdəl/NounBE-head-albe-head-al · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2024
Meaning
Beheading.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree English behead Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English beheadal From behead + -al.
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 2024.