NYT Dictionary

GLORY

/ˈɡloɹi/
NounVerbGLO-ryglo-ry · 2 syllablesGrade 6

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

Meaning

Great beauty and splendor.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English glory, glorie, from Old French glorie (“glory”), from Latin glōria (“glory, fame, renown, praise, ambition, boasting”). Doublet of gloria. Displaced native Old English wuldor.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

anticoronahalopraiseworshipfamehonorhonourglorificationresplendenceresplendency

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles:

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