NYT Dictionary

WRACK

/ɹæk/
NounVerbRAKCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024

Meaning

The remains of something; a wreck.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English wrake, wrache, wreche, from a merger of Old English wracu, wræc (“misery, suffering”) and Old English wrǣċ (“vengeance, revenge”). See also wrake.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rackwreckalgaeannihilatebeanbloodbathbrackenbreakdownbreakupcarnage

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle:

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