NYT Dictionary

RIND

/ɹaɪnd/
NounVerbREYENDGrade 4

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

Meaning

Tree bark.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English rind, rinde, from Old English rind and rinde (“treebark, crust”), from Proto-West Germanic *rindā, from Proto-Germanic *rindō, *rindǭ (“crust, rind”), from Proto-Indo-European *rem- (“to come to rest, support or prop oneself”). Cognate with German Rinde (“bark, rind”). Related to English rand.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

barkborderbranbuffcapsulechaffcircumferencecoatcorkcortex

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 10 recorded puzzles:

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