NYT Dictionary

ROTUND

/ɹoʊ̯ˈtʌnd/
Adjectivero-TUNDro-tund · 2 syllablesGrade 8

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

Meaning

Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Learned borrowing from Latin rotundus (“round”), from Latin rota (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run, to roll”). Doublet of round.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chubbyboomingtubbyresoundingorotundroundcorpulentobeseweightyadipose

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles:

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