NYT Dictionary

FAUN

/fɔn/
NounFAWNGrade 9

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

Meaning

A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English fawn, from Latin faunus.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

satyrdeitycailleacfaunuspanpriapusvidarvitharrpaniscpanisca

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles:

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