NYT Dictionary

DATA

/ˈdætə/
NounDA-tada-ta · 2 syllablesGrade 9

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

Meaning

plural of datum

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Borrowed from Latin data, nominative plural of datum (“that is given”), neuter past participle of dō (“to give”); by surface analysis, dat(um) + -a. Doublet of date.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

data pointsdatasetdata setinformationdatumaccountacquaintanceaffirmationanaannouncement

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 28 recorded puzzles:

+16 earlier appearances in the archive.

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