NYT Dictionary

DRAFT

/dɹæft/
NounVerbAdjectiveDRAFTGrade 9

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025

Meaning

Senses relating to a current or flow or an amount which flows:

Etymology

Origin: Old English

A phonetic spelling of draught (compare laughter), from Middle English draught, draght (“that which is pulled; that which is drawn up, a design”), from Old English *dreaht, *dræht, from Proto-West Germanic *drahti, *drahtu, from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz (“a pulling, drawing”). Cognate with Dutch dracht, German Tracht, Icelandic dráttur. By surface analysis, draw + -t.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles:

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