NYT Dictionary

GAMMA

/ˈɡæ.mə/
NounGAM-magam-ma · 2 syllablesGrade 9

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).

Etymology

Origin: Ancient Greek

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gamma correction

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 28 recorded puzzles:

+16 earlier appearances in the archive.

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