NYT Dictionary

PANE

/ˈpæɪ̯n/
NounVerbPANEpane · 1 syllableGrade 5

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

An individual sheet of glass or other transparent material in a window, door, etc.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English pane, pan, from Old French pan, from Latin pannus, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“fabric”). Doublet of pagne and pannus.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

windowpaneglasspanelpanelingpanellingaciddosedotelvissuperman

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 20 recorded puzzles:

+8 earlier appearances in the archive.

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