NYT Dictionary

HORMONAL

/hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/
AdjectiveHOR-mo-nalhor-mo-nal · 3 syllablesGrade 7

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023

Meaning

Pertaining to hormones.

Etymology

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Ancient Greek -άω (-áō) Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn)lbor. English hormone English -al English hormonal From hormone + -al.

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle, including a pangram:

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