NYT Dictionary

PLOY

/plɔɪ/
NounVerbPLAWEEGrade 12

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

Meaning

A tactic, strategy, or scheme.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Possibly from a shortened form of employ or deploy. Or from earlier ploye, from Middle English, borrowed from Middle French ployer (compare modern plier), from Latin plicāre.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rusestratagemdevicegambitartartificebatbenderbingeblind

Antonyms

deploy

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 9 recorded puzzles:

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