NYT Dictionary

LODGE

/lɑd͡ʒ/
NounVerbLAHDZGrade 6

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

Meaning

A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-der.? Proto-Germanic *laubą Proto-West Germanic *laub Proto-Germanic *-jô Proto-West Germanic *-jō Frankish *laubijābor. Early Medieval Latin laubiader. Old French logebor. Middle English logge English lodge From Middle English logge, from Old French loge (“an arbour, a covered walk-way”). See also Medieval Latin lobia, laubia; also Old High German louba (“a porch, a gallery”) (German Laube (“bower, arbor”)), Old High German loub (“leaf, foliage”), Old English lēaf (“leaf, foliage”). Doublet of loggia and lobby.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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Antonyms

dislodge

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles:

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