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OCTADIC

AdjectiveOC-tad-icoc-tad-ic · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

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

Meaning

of or pertaining to an octad; eightfold

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree English octad Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English octadic From octad + -ic.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eighthoctagonal

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 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023.

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