NYT Dictionary

THROAT

/ˈθɹoʊt/
NounVerbTHROHTGrade 9

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Meaning

The front part of the neck.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English throte, from Old English þrote, þrota, þrotu (“throat”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrotu, from Proto-Germanic *þrutō (“throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *trud- (“to swell, become stiff”). Cognate with Dutch strot (“throat”), German Drossel (“throttle, gorge of game (wild animals)”), Faroese troti (“swelling”), Icelandic þroti (“swelling”), Norwegian trut (“mouth”), Swedish trut.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

esophagusgulletoesophagustracheawindpipeneckbottleneckpharynxcanalchannel

Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 8 recorded puzzles:

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