NYT Dictionary

BILL

/ˈbɪl/
NounVerbBILLbill · 1 syllableGrade 4

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

Meaning

A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English bille, from Anglo-Norman bille, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“seal, sealed document”). Doublet of bull (“papal bull; bubble”) and bulla.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

measureaccountinvoicebroadsheetbroadsidecardcircularflierflyerhandbill

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 52 recorded puzzles:

+40 earlier appearances in the archive.

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