NYT Dictionary
BLUEBEAT
NounBLUE-beatblue-beat · 2 syllablesAdvanced/Professional
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2023
Meaning
Any of various styles of Jamaican music, popular in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, precursor of reggae.
Etymology
Origin: Unknown
From blue + beat, named after Blue Beat Records, a London record label that released Jamaican R&B and ska in the 1960s. The label was named after the blues genre.
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 2023.