NYT Dictionary
GUYOT
/ɡiˈoʊ/NounGUY-otguy-ot · 2 syllablesCollege
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019
Meaning
A flat-topped seamount.
Etymology
Origin: Unknown
Coined by Harry Hammond Hess circa 1965 due to their similar appearance to Guyot Hall, the flat-topped geology building at Princeton University, which was in turn named after Swiss-American geologist Arnold Henry Guyot.
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 2019.