NYT Dictionary

TUNE

/tjuːn/
NounInterjectionVerbTUNEtune · 1 syllableGrade 4

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

Meaning

A melody.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English tune, an unexplained variant of tone, from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “a tone”). Doublet of tone, ton, and tonus.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tune inmelodyairstrainlineaccommodateaccordanceadaptadjustagreement

Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:

+1 earlier appearances in the archive.

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