NYT Dictionary

PELLMELL

AdjectiveAdverbPELL-mellpell-mell · 2 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

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

Meaning

Alternative form of pell-mell.

Etymology

Origin: French

F. ple-mle, prob. fr. pelle a shovel + mler to mix, as when different kinds of grain are heaped up and mixed with a shovel. See Pell shovel, Medley

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 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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