NYT Dictionary

GEOTAG

VerbNounGEO-taggeo-tag · 2 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

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

Meaning

To augment (a photograph or other item) with metadata indicating a geographic location.

Etymology

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English tag English geotag From geo- + tag.

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles:

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