NYT Dictionary

RATH

/ɹæθ/
NounAdjectiveRAHTCollege

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

Meaning

A walled enclosure, especially in Ireland; a ringfort built sometime between the Iron Age and the Viking Age.

Etymology

Origin: Celtic languages

Borrowed from Old Irish ráth.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

acropolisbastionbeachheadblockhousebridgeheadbunkercastlecitadelfastholdfort

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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