NYT Dictionary

CANNEL

/ˈkænəl/

NounCAN-nelcan-nel · 2 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

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

Meaning

A bituminous coal that burns brightly with much smoke.

Etymology

Origin: Unknown

Shortened from cannel coal, corruption of candle coal.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

candle coalcannel coalchannel coalparrot

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 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026.