NYT Dictionary

NOTATIONAL

AdjectiveNO-ta-tion-alno-ta-tion-al · 4 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

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

Meaning

Of or pertaining to notation.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree English notation Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English notational From notation + -al.

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles:

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