NYT Dictionary

DEUCE

/duːs/
NounDOOSGrade 5

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

Meaning

A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English dewes (“two”), from Anglo-Norman, from Old French deus, from Latin duo. The word was used by Ford Motor Co. in 1932 to describe a two-seater car model.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

twonumber twobig jobsbowel movementcackcall of naturecrapcrappingdefecatingdefecation

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 16 recorded puzzles:

+4 earlier appearances in the archive.

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