NYT Dictionary

VAGINA

/vəˈdʒaɪ.nə/
Nounva-GI-nava-gi-na · 3 syllablesGrade 4

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

Meaning

A sex organ for copulation and birth, found in female therian mammals, consisting of a passage between the vulval vestibule and the cervix of the uterus.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāgīnā Latin vāgīnalbor. English vagina Learned borrowing from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles:

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