NYT Dictionary

TOME

/toʊm/
NounTOHMGrade 8

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

Meaning

One in a series of volumes.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

From Middle French tome, from Latin tomus (“section of larger work”), from Ancient Greek τόμος (tómos, “section, roll of papyrus, volume”), from τέμνω (témnō, “to cut, separate”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

doorstopbookclassicfoliojuvenilenotebooknovelopuspaperbackplaybook

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 19 recorded puzzles:

+7 earlier appearances in the archive.

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