NYT Dictionary

CHITTY

/ˈt͡ʃɪti/
AdjectiveNounCHIT-tychit-ty · 2 syllablesCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025

Meaning

Full of chits or sprouts.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree English chit Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chitty From chit (“sprout”) + -y.

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, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025.

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