NYT Dictionary

LUNE

/luːn/
NounLOONCollege

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

Meaning

A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

From Latin lūna (“moon”).

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 23 recorded puzzles:

+11 earlier appearances in the archive.

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