NYT Dictionary

TIGNON

NounAdvanced/Professional

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

Meaning

An article of woman's headgear consisting of a piece of material tied in individual ways.

Etymology

Origin: French

From French tignon, obsolete synonym of chignon and cognate with tignasse, teigne.

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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