NYT Dictionary

COTTON

/ˈkɑt.n̩/
NounAdjectiveVerbCOT-toncot-ton · 2 syllablesGrade 6

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

Meaning

A fibrous substance:

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English cotoun, from Anglo-Norman cotun, Old French coton, from (Genoese) Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun), from Hebrew כֻּתֹּנֶת (kuttṓnĕṯ).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 23 recorded puzzles:

+11 earlier appearances in the archive.

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