NYT Dictionary

BROTH

/bɹɔθ/
NounBRAWTHGrade 4

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

Meaning

Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English broth, from Old English broþ (“broth”), from Proto-West Germanic *broþ (“broth”), from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“broth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to seethe, roil, brew”). By surface analysis, brew + -th (abstract nominal suffix).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bouillonliquorpot liquorstockbisquebouillabaisseborschtburgoochowderconsomme

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles:

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