Meaning
A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂ Proto-Germanic *darō Proto-Germanic *-ōþuz Proto-Germanic *darōþuz Frankish *darōþubor. Medieval Latin dardus Old French dartbor. Middle English dart English dart From Middle English dart, from Old French dart, dard (“dart”), from Medieval Latin dardus, from Frankish *darōþu (“dart, spear”), from Proto-Germanic *darōþuz (“dart, spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- (“to leap, spring”). Compare Old High German tart (“javelin, dart”), Old English daroþ, dearod (“javelin, spear, dart”), Swedish dart (“dart, dagger”), Icelandic darraður, darr, dör (“dart, spear”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-06DABCIRT
- 2026-07-22TACDHKR
- 2026-07-16DACIRTY
- 2026-02-03RACDIMT
- 2025-07-07TARFDPU
- 2025-05-28DUATOBR
- 2025-03-29TARIDBC
- 2025-03-01TAYRHDN
- 2024-03-27RAPDCKT
- 2024-01-30RAIDCFT
- 2023-09-16RUATFDP
- 2023-08-13DARTNCO
+1 earlier appearances in the archive.