NYT Dictionary

COTE

/koʊt/
NounVerbKOHTCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

A cottage or hut.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English cote, from the Old English cote, the feminine form of cot (“small house”); doublet of cot (in the sense of “cottage”) and more distantly related to cottage. Cognate to Dutch kot.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shedblockhouseboxcabincotcottageenclosurelodgesnuggerystall

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 16 recorded puzzles:

+4 earlier appearances in the archive.

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