NYT Dictionary

WOOLEN

/ˈwʊlən/
AdjectiveNounWOOL-enwool-en · 2 syllablesGrade 3

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026

Meaning

Made of wool.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English wollen, wullen, from Old English wyllen, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (“woollen”), equivalent to wool + -en. Cognate with Scots wollin, wolne, wowne (“woollen”), Dutch wollen (“woollen”), German wollen (“woollen”), Danish uldne (“woollen”), Norwegian Bokmål ullen (“fuzzy; woolen”).

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NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 6 recorded puzzles:

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