NYT Dictionary

ENTAIL

/enˈtæɪl/
VerbNounen-TAILen-tail · 2 syllablesGrade 7

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021, 2022, 2025

Meaning

To imply, require, or invoke.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English entaillen, from Old French entaillier, entailler (“to notch”, literally “to cut in”); from prefix en- + tailler (“to cut”), from Late Latin taliare, from Latin talea. Compare late Latin feudum talliatum (“a fee entailed, i.e., curtailed or limited”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

implymeanimplicateaffectallegorizeargueassumebequeathbequeathalbequest

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles:

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