NYT Dictionary

ENCODE

/ɪnˈkoʊd/
VerbNounen-CODEen-code · 2 syllablesGrade 8

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

Meaning

To convert (plain text) into code.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Latin caudex Latin cōdex Old French codebor. Middle English code English code English encode From en- + code.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

encipherencryptcodeciphercypherinscribewrite in code

Antonyms

decodedecipherdecrypt

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 8 recorded puzzles:

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