NYT Dictionary

DAILY

/ˈdeɪli/
AdjectiveNounVerbAdverbDAI-lydai-ly · 2 syllablesGrade 4

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

Meaning

That occurs or attends every day, or at least every working day.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English dayly, from Old English dæġlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *dagalīk, from Proto-Germanic *dagalīkaz (“daily”), equivalent to day + -ly. Cognate with Scots dayly, daly (“daily”), German Low German dagelk, dagelik (“daily”), Dutch dagelijks (“daily”), German täglich (“daily”), Danish daglig (“daily”), Swedish daglig (“daily”), Icelandic daglegur (“daily”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

circadianlydiurnallydaily paperdaily helpdaily maidjournalquotidianper diemcircadiandaily

Antonyms

nightlyat nightahemeral

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:

+1 earlier appearances in the archive.

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