NYT Dictionary

MIXED

/mɪkst/
VerbAdjectiveMIKSTGrade 6

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2023, 2024

Meaning

simple past and past participle of mix

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From mix, equivalent to mix + -ed. Compare Middle English mixid (“mixed”, past participle), Old English miscode (“mixed”, preterite). More at mix. In adjectival use, reinforced by French mixte and/or Latin mixtus, past participle of misceō (“mix”), from the same Indo-European root as mix.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

heterogeneousambivalentconflictedequivocalcatholicdishomogeneousdiversediversifiedeclecticliberal

Antonyms

homogeneousunmixedinvariableof a pieceonefoldsamelyuniformuniformalunvariedunvarying

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles:

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