NYT Dictionary

RUFF

/ɹəf/
NounVerbInterjectionAdjectiveRUHFGrade 2

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

Meaning

A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).

Etymology

Origin: Unknown

Clipping of ruffle, or possibly from rough.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Australian herringtommy ruffroughytrumpfrillchokerruffletrumpingacebarrage

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 6 recorded puzzles:

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