NYT Dictionary

KOLO

/ˈkoʊloʊ/
NounKO-loko-lo · 2 syllablesCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

A national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic people, performed in a circle.

Etymology

Origin: Unknown

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kolo and Slovene kolo, from Proto-Slavic *kolo (“wheel”).

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, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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