Meaning
An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English goute, from Old French gote, gute, from Latin gutta (“drop”). Compare Spanish gota (“drop, droplet”). Doublet of goutte and gutta. The sense shift derived from humorism and "the notion of the 'dropping' of a morbid material from the blood in and around the joints".
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 16 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-20TGINOQU
- 2026-04-13GHUROTW
- 2025-12-13UTDRNGO
- 2025-11-22OGWUTIN
- 2025-09-03GAUNTRON
- 2025-08-25TAOHGLU
- 2025-07-14TBRHGOU
- 2025-03-16GUDTOEN
- 2024-10-31OFTHGLU
- 2024-08-27OGTKINU
- 2024-06-21OAUTLGH
- 2024-06-03TDOHGNU
+4 earlier appearances in the archive.