NYT Dictionary

WEIGH

/weɪ/
VerbNounWAYGrade 4

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

To determine the weight of an object.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English weyen, from Old English wegan, from Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą (“to move, carry, weigh”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti, from *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”). Cognates Cognate with Scots wey, wee, Dutch wegen, German wiegen, wägen, Danish veje, Norwegian Bokmål veie, Norwegian Nynorsk vega. Doublet of wedge, wagon, way, and vector.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

assesspricevalueappraiseappriseapprizeesteemevaluatejudgeprize

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 6 recorded puzzles:

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