NYT Dictionary

VENAL

/ˈviːnəl/
AdjectiveVE-nalve-nal · 2 syllablesGrade 9

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

Meaning

Venous; pertaining to veins.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

From Latin vēna (“vein”) + -al.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

purchasablecrookedcorruptiblebribabledishonestabusiveacquisitiveapproachableavariciousavid

Antonyms

straighthonestuncorrupt

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles:

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