NYT Dictionary

CYCLICAL

/ˈsaɪklɪkəl/
AdjectiveNounCY-cli-calcy-cli-cal · 3 syllablesGrade 8

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

Meaning

Recurring at regular intervals.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English -al English cyclical From cyclic + -al.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

periodiccycliccyclicalperiodicalregularceaselessconnectedconstantcontinualcontinuing

Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 9 recorded puzzles:

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