NYT Dictionary

DAYWORK

/ˈdeɪwɝk/
NounDAY-workday-work · 2 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2020, 2023, 2026

Meaning

The work done in a day; a day's work.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English daywork, daywerk, from Old English dæġweorc, from Proto-West Germanic *dagawerk, from Proto-Germanic *dagawerką. By surface analysis, day + work.

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles, including a pangram:

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