NYT Dictionary

LACELIKE

AdjectiveLACE-likelace-like · 2 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

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

Meaning

Resembling lace.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree English lace Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English lacelike From lace + -like.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lacybarredgratedlacedmeshednettedplexiformreticularstreakedstriped

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 2021, 2023, 2024, 2026.

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