NYT Dictionary

RAGGA

NounRAG-garag-ga · 2 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

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

Meaning

A subgenre of reggae and dancehall influenced by hip hop and digital production techniques such as sampling.

Etymology

Origin: Unknown

Clipping of raggamuffin, variant of ragamuffin (“troublemaker”), influenced by reggae.

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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