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CYCLICALITY

/ˈsaɪkləkælɪtiː/

Nouncycli-cal-I-tycycli-cal-i-ty · 4 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

The condition of being cyclic.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree English cyclical Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English cyclicality From cyclical + -ity.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cyclicity

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, 2024, 2025, 2026.