NYT Dictionary

UNION

/ˈjuː.njən/
NounVerbAdjectiveUN-ionun-ion · 2 syllablesGrade 6

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

Meaning

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English unyoun, from Old French union, from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”). Doublet of unio.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

junctioncoalitioncombinationunionizedbrotherhoodnorthcouplingmatingpairingconjugation

Antonyms

nonuniondisunionseparation

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 22 recorded puzzles:

+10 earlier appearances in the archive.

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