NYT Dictionary

TOFFEE

/ˈtɔfi/
NounVerbTOF-feetof-fee · 2 syllablesGrade 1

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

Meaning

A type of chewy confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard.

Etymology

Origin: Unknown

An alteration of taffy.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 11 recorded puzzles:

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