NYT Dictionary

TICK

/tək/

NounVerbTIKGrade 6

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

Meaning

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English tyke, teke, from Old English ticia (“parasitic animal, tick”), from Proto-West Germanic *tīkō, compare Dutch teek, German Zecke.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 7 recorded puzzles:

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