NYT Dictionary

NODE

/noʊd/
NounNOHDGrade 7

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

Meaning

A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English node, borrowed from Latin nōdus. Doublet of knot, knout, and nodus.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

knothostvertexknobthickeningamplitudeblockbodycakeclump

Antonyms

antinode

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:

+1 earlier appearances in the archive.

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