NYT Dictionary

EPIGENE

/ˈɛpɪ.ˌdʒiːn/
AdjectiveEP-i-geneep-i-gene · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

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

Meaning

Foreign; unusual; not natural to the substance in which it was found.

Etymology

Origin: Unknown

From epi- + -gene.

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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