Meaning
Gaming with one or more dice.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Old French de Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Latin -os Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-h₁its Proto-Italic *-its Latin -es Old French -s Old French desbor. Middle English dys English dice From Middle English dys, plural of dy. See the etymology of die (etymology 2) for further information. The voiceless /s/ was most likely retained because the word felt like a collective term rather than a plural form (compare pence), and the spelling dice is a result of the pronunciation.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 16 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-25CADEINV
- 2026-07-01ECDHIPU
- 2026-03-12CDEILNP
- 2025-08-17CAIDBET
- 2025-07-23CDUIETV
- 2025-05-30IOBNDCE
- 2025-02-06CAMEDIY
- 2024-10-30CDTNIEM
- 2024-09-02CDNIEJO
- 2024-06-24CDPUHEI
- 2024-04-05CAMEDIT
- 2024-03-16IAHDCPE
+4 earlier appearances in the archive.