NYT Dictionary

PICOMOLE

NounPI-co-molepi-co-mole · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025

Meaning

A unit of substance equal to one trillionth (10⁻¹²) of a mole

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Etymology tree Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- English mole English picomole From pico- + mole.

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 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025.

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