NYT Dictionary
GRAIN
/ɡɹeɪn/NounVerbGRAYNGrade 9
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2025
Meaning
The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat, maize, rye, barley, and rice.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English greyn, grayn, grein, from Old French grain, grein, from Latin grānum (“seed”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain”). Doublet of corn, gram, granum, and grao.
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles: