NYT Dictionary

CHURR

/t͡ʃɝ/

VerbNounTSUHRAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Meaning

Alternative spelling of chirr (“to make an insect sound”).

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English *churren, *chirren, *cherren, from Old English ċeorian (“to murmur, grumble, complain”), from Proto-West Germanic *karēn (“to complain”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whirr

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, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.