NYT Dictionary

PIAL

/ˈpaɪəl/
AdjectiveNounPI-alpi-al · 2 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

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

Meaning

Of or pertaining to the pia or pia mater.

Etymology

Origin: Indigenous languages

Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀambia Proto-Oceanic *ʀabia Proto-Polynesian *pia Hawaiian piabor. English pia English -al English pial From pia + -al.

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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