NYT Dictionary

THEM

/ˈðɛm/
PronounNounDeterminerTHEMthem · 1 syllableGrade 1

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

Meaning

Those ones.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *þaimaz Old Norse þeimbor. Middle English þem English them From Middle English þem, from Old Norse þeim.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

theydemem'emhemadministrationauthoritiesbureaucracydirectorateego

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 11 recorded puzzles:

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