NYT Dictionary

YOUR

/jʊɹ/
DeterminerContractionJUHRGrade 1

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2025

Meaning

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English your, youre, ȝour, ȝoure, from Old English ēower, īower (“your”, plural), from Proto-West Germanic *iuwar, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian jou (“your”), Dutch jouw (“your”), German Low German jo, jos (“your”), German euer (“your”, plural), Danish jeres (“your”).

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle:

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