NYT Dictionary

LAIN

/leɪn/
VerbLAYNCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)

Etymology

Origin: Unknown

Inflected forms.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

laidliedwellconsistrest

Antonyms

standsit

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 52 recorded puzzles:

+40 earlier appearances in the archive.

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