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FRUGAL

/ˈfɹuːɡəl/

AdjectiveFRU-galfru-gal · 2 syllablesGrade 9

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018

Meaning

Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.

Origin: Old English

From Middle French, from Latin frugalis (“virtuous, thrifty”). Displaced native Old English spærhende (literally “spare-handed”).

cheapeconomicalthriftyabstemiouscanny charymoderateclose with a buckeconomic frugal

extravagantlavishprodigalspendthriftsimple

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2018.