NYT Dictionary

BLEED

/ˈbliːd/
VerbNounBLEEDbleed · 1 syllableGrade 6

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

Meaning

To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English bleden, from Old English blēdan (“to bleed”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdijan, from Proto-Germanic *blōdijaną (“to bleed”), from *blōþą (“blood”). Cognates Cognate with Scots blede, bleid (“to bleed”), Saterland Frisian bläide (“to bleed”), West Frisian bliede (“to bleed”), Dutch bloeden (“to bleed”), Low German blöden (“to bleed”), German bluten (“to bleed”), Danish bløde (“to bleed”), Swedish blöda (“to bleed”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles:

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