NYT Dictionary

MILLIONTH

/ˈmɪljənθ/
AdjectiveNounMIL-lionthmil-lionth · 2 syllablesGrade 4

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2021, 2023, 2026

Meaning

The ordinal form of the number one million.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlle Italian mille Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ōnem Italian -one Italian milionebor. Old French million Middle French millionbor. Middle English milioun English million English -th English millionth From million + -th (ordinal suffix).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

1000000th

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles, including a pangram:

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