NYT Dictionary

ROTA

/ˈɹoʊtə/
NounRO-taro-ta · 2 syllablesCollege

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

Meaning

A schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) calendar.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Borrowed from Latin rota (“wheel”). Doublet of rotor and ruote.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

accountagendaannalscalendarcatalogcensuschecklistchroniclecorrespondencedocket

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, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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