NYT Dictionary

COMMENCEMENT

/kəˈmɛnsmənt/

Nouncom-MENCE-mentcom-mence-ment · 3 syllablesGrade 7

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2022

Meaning

The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.

Origin: French

From French commencement; analyzable as commence + -ment.

riseorigin beginningstartdawnfirstoutsetkickoffshowtimeoffset

middleendfinish

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2018, 2019, 2022.