NYT Dictionary

DEVEIN

/ˈdiːveɪn/
VerbDE-veinde-vein · 2 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

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

Meaning

To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp).

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English vein English devein From de- + vein.

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 9 recorded puzzles:

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