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UNNATURAL

/ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl/

AdjectiveNounun-NAT-u-ralun-nat-u-ral · 4 syllablesGrade 9

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022

Meaning

Not natural.

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English unnatural, unnaturel, equivalent to un- + natural.

contranaturalabnormalaffectedaberrantamorphousanomalousapocryphalartificialassumedbastard

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022.