NYT Dictionary

KNEAD

/niːd/
VerbNounNEEDGrade 4

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English kneden, from Old English cnedan, from Proto-West Germanic *knedan, from Proto-Germanic *knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gnet- (“to press together”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

make biscuitsmake muffinsamalgamateworkmassagealloyblendcaresscarvechisel

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles:

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