NYT Dictionary

GLOM

/ɡlɒm/
VerbNounGrade 8

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

Meaning

To take.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Scottish English glom, glaum (“to grab or snatch at”), a variant of clam, claum (“to clutch, seize, grasp, reach for”), from Middle English *clammen, from Old English clæmman (“to pinch, press, inclose”), from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan. Related to clamp.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hooksnitchthievecopbagsight

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 8 recorded puzzles:

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