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WAXEN
/ˈwæksən/AdjectiveVerbWAX-enwax-en · 2 syllablesGrade 6
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2025
Meaning
Grown.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxen, ġeweaxen, from Proto-Germanic *wahsanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną (“to wax, grow, increase”), equivalent to wax + -en (past participle ending).
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