NYT Dictionary

PENCE

/pɛns/
NounPENSGrade 4

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

Meaning

plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)bor. Latin patina Latin panna? Latin pannus? Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *panningaz Proto-West Germanic *panning Old English peniġ Middle English peniesder. English pence 14th century contraction of penies (“pennies”), collective plural of penny.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pennycentcentimebobcrowndollarfarthinggroatguineamite

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 11 recorded puzzles:

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