NYT Dictionary

OUTGROWTH

/ˈaʊtˌɡroʊθ/
NounOUT-growthout-growth · 2 syllablesGrade 6

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2026

Meaning

Anything that grows out of something else.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English growth English outgrowth From out- + growth.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

branchoffshootoffsetemergencegrowthprocessappendageartifactbrainchildcallus

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles, including a pangram:

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