NYT Dictionary

OMEGA

/oʊˈmeɪ.ɡə/
NounAdjectiveAdverbo-ME-gao-me-ga · 3 syllablesGrade 8

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

Meaning

The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English, from Ancient Greek ὦ μέγα (ô méga), meaning “great ω” (omega is a long vowel in Ancient Greek).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

elasticitylambdazcatastrophecessationcodaconclusionconsummationculminationcurtain

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles:

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