NYT Dictionary

MINT

/mɪnt/
NounVerbAdjectiveMINTGrade 9

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

Meaning

A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin monēta (“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named for Monēta mother of the Muses), where coins were made. Doublet of money and manat. The verb is from the noun; Old English mynetian (“to mint”) is a parallel formation.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 37 recorded puzzles:

+25 earlier appearances in the archive.

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