NYT Dictionary

PLUM

/plʌm/
NounAdjectiveAdverbVerbPLUMplum · 1 syllableGrade 9

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

Meaning

The fruit and its tree.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree Anatolianbor. Ancient Greek προῦμνον (proûmnon)bor. Latin prūnum Vulgar Latin *prūmabor. Proto-West Germanic *plūmā Old English plūme Middle English plomme English plum From Middle English plomme, ploume, from Old English plūme, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, borrowed from Latin prūnum. Doublet of prune.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

umeplum-colorplum-coloredplum treeplumtreeplumbcleanambitionberryboast

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles:

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