NYT Dictionary

EATEN

/ˈiː.tn̩/
VerbAdjectiveEAT-eneat-en · 2 syllablesGrade 4

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

past participle of eat

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English eten, from Old English eten, from Proto-West Germanic *etan, from Proto-Germanic *etanaz; morphologically eat + -en.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eatfeedconsumedepleteexhaustcorroderusterodedrusty

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 14 recorded puzzles:

+2 earlier appearances in the archive.

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