NYT Dictionary
VINYLIC
AdjectiveAdvanced/Professional
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021
Meaning
Of, like, or pertaining to vinyl.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English vinyl Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English vinylic From vinyl + -ic.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2021.