NYT Dictionary

EDIT

/ˈɛdɪt/
NounVerbED-ited-it · 2 syllablesGrade 9

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

A change to the text of a document.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin ēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Medieval Latin ēditorder. English editorbf. Frenchinflu. English edit Back-formation from editor, influenced by French éditer (“edit, publish”) and Latin editus.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

retouchfix upaltersplicecutredactdeleteabbreviateabridgeamend

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 14 recorded puzzles:

+2 earlier appearances in the archive.

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