NYT Dictionary

EFFETE

/ɪˈfit/
Adjectiveef-FETEef-fete · 2 syllablesGrade 11

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

exhausted, spent, worn-out.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

From Latin effētus (“exhausted”, literally “that has given birth”), 1620s.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lowused upconsumeddepletedoutdone upeffeteexhaustedallexpended

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 21 recorded puzzles:

+9 earlier appearances in the archive.

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