Meaning
A box, usually made of wood, used to store food on canoe or sledding trips.
Etymology
Origin: Indigenous languages
From Abenaki waniigan (“pit trap, container for sundries”); compare klahigan (“wooden trap”). Compare Ojibwe waanikaan (“pit, excavated hole”) and English wammikin (also from Algonquian).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
camp boxchuck boxgrub boxpatrol box
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, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.