NYT Dictionary

EXACTA

NounEX-ac-taex-ac-ta · 3 syllablesGrade 6

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

Meaning

A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Unadapted borrowing from Latin exactus (literally “precise, acccurate”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

correctaperfectasweepstakes

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles:

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