NYT Dictionary
WHATCHA
/ˈwʌt͡ʃə/ContractionCollege
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2025
Meaning
Contraction of what + are + you.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Germanic *hwat Proto-West Germanic *hwat Old English hwæt Middle English what English what English -cha English whatcha From what + -cha.
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 2025.