NYT Dictionary

WHOM

/hum/
PronounHOOMGrade 4

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2026

Meaning

What person or people; which person or people.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English whom, wham, from Old English hwām, hwǣm, from Proto-Germanic *hwammai, dative case of *hwaz (“who, what”). Cognate with Scots wham (“whom”), German wem (“whom, to whom”), Danish hvem (“who, whom”), Swedish vem (“who, whom”).

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles:

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