NYT Dictionary

GROAT

/ɡɹoʊt/
NounGROHTGrade 9

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

Meaning

Hulled grain, chiefly hulled oats.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English grot, from Old English grot, from Proto-West Germanic *grot, from Proto-Germanic *grutą, related to *greutą. More at grit, grout.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fourpenceaceatombitbobcrowndabdoledollardot

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles:

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