NYT Dictionary

TINCT

/tɪŋkt/
NounVerbAdjectiveTINGKTAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

A tint or colour.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English tynct (noun) and tincten, tyncten, tynkten (verb), borrowed from Latin tīnctus, past participle of tingō (“to tinge”). Doublet of tint.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tinttingetouchbedaubbedizenbegildbesmearcalciminecoatcoloration

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 51 recorded puzzles:

+39 earlier appearances in the archive.

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