Meaning
Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or of a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English tytle, titel, titele, from Anglo-Norman titil, titule and Medieval Latin titulus (“small stroke, diacritical mark, accent”), from Latin titulus (“title”). Doublet of tilde, titer/titre, title, titlo, and titulus.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 25 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-08IACEFLT
- 2026-09-03TCEIKLN
- 2026-06-13IAEKLTV
- 2026-04-11LDIGEHT
- 2026-03-25LEINPTY
- 2026-02-08IBELNTU
- 2026-01-12IATECLZ
- 2025-11-29IATNHEL
- 2025-09-30IBTOLCE
- 2025-07-10LEPMINT
- 2025-07-03LEUMITV
- 2025-06-10TEMIGLZ
+13 earlier appearances in the archive.