NYT Dictionary

MINIMILL

/mˈɪnimˌɑl/
NounMIN-imillmin-imill · 2 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

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

Meaning

A small mill, especially a steel mill using electric-arc furnaces only for steelmaking.

Etymology

Origin: Italian

Etymology tree Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- English mill English minimill From mini- + mill.

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 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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