Meaning
Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English mōt, ȝemōt, from Old English *mōt, ġemōt (“meeting”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to encounter, come”). Cognate with Scots mut, mote (“meeting, assembly”), Low German Mööt (“meeting”), Moot (“meeting”), archaic Dutch (ge)moet (“meeting”), Danish møde (“meeting”), Swedish möte (“meeting”), Norwegian møte (“meeting”), Icelandic mót (“meeting, tournament, meet”). Related to meet. The adjective derives from the noun.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 46 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-27TAMORWY
- 2026-07-31MAILOPT
- 2026-07-13MACILOT
- 2026-04-02OATMINY
- 2026-03-10MARNCOT
- 2026-02-21MACINOT
- 2026-02-05ODNIHTM
- 2025-12-31TUAOFCM
- 2025-11-15METOIGN
- 2025-10-13TCDIMOY
- 2025-10-11MELNOTU
- 2025-08-19OETMINZ
+34 earlier appearances in the archive.