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GLYCOLIC
/ˈɡlaɪkɑlɪk/Adjectivegly-COL-icgly-col-ic · 3 syllablesCollege
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2026
Meaning
Of or pertaining to glycolic acid or its derivatives
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English glycol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English glycolic From glycol + -ic.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2026.