NYT Dictionary

PULP

/pʊlp/
NounVerbAdjectivePUHLPGrade 5

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

Meaning

A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English pulpe, from Latin pulpa.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fruitfleshpalppulpishpulpyfleshmashpomacemushalbumenbatter

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:

+1 earlier appearances in the archive.

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