NYT Dictionary

MOVIEDOM

NounAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2026

Meaning

The world of movies and movie production

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree English movie Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English moviedom From movie + -dom.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

film industrycinema

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 2026.

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