WordPlay: NYMS
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Bee players are word lovers, and word lovers love words about words.
The Bee lexicon includes many words about words, including several that are employ the combining forms -ONYM or -ONYMY.
Merriam-Webster defines -ONYM and -ONYMY as follows:
-ONYM is a noun combining form meaning “name or word” (as in antonym), from the Greek -ōnymon, from onyma
-ONYMY is a noun combining form meaning “kind of name or word” or “kind or set of names or words” (as in (hydronymy) or the “study of a (specified) kind of names or words” (as in anthroponymy), from the Greek -ōnymia
All the words in the Spelling Bee lexicon that include this combining form are shown (and defined) below. Being aware of these words within the Bee lexicon can improve solving skills when the daily Bee contains the letters N-Y-M.
Words in ALL CAPS are pangrams. Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
BTW, in online communities, ‘nym is short for pseudonym, that is, one’s screen name.
The Bee lexicon includes many words about words, including several that are employ the combining forms -ONYM or -ONYMY.
Merriam-Webster defines -ONYM and -ONYMY as follows:
-ONYM is a noun combining form meaning “name or word” (as in antonym), from the Greek -ōnymon, from onyma
-ONYMY is a noun combining form meaning “kind of name or word” or “kind or set of names or words” (as in (hydronymy) or the “study of a (specified) kind of names or words” (as in anthroponymy), from the Greek -ōnymia
All the words in the Spelling Bee lexicon that include this combining form are shown (and defined) below. Being aware of these words within the Bee lexicon can improve solving skills when the daily Bee contains the letters N-Y-M.
Words in ALL CAPS are pangrams. Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
BTW, in online communities, ‘nym is short for pseudonym, that is, one’s screen name.
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"NYM" words in the Spelling Bee lexicon
ACRONYMallonym* anonym* ANONYMITYantonymantonymydemonym
homonymhomonymymetonymmetonymymononym toponymtoponymy
ACRONYM: a word (such as NATO, radar, or laser) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term; also,: an abbreviation (such as FBI) formed from initial letters: an initialismALLONYM*: a name that is assumed by an author but that actually belongs to another person, or a work published under the name of a person other than the authorANONYM*: an anonymous person or a pseudonymANONYMITY: the quality or state of being anonymous (enjoyed the anonymity of life in a large city); also, one that is anonymous (a crowd of faceless anonymities)ANTONYM: a word of opposite meaningANTONYMY: a word of opposite meaningDEMONYM: a word (such as Nevadan or Sooner) used to denote a person who inhabits or is native to a particular placeHOMONYM: a homophone or homograph; also, one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning (such as the noun quail and the verb quail); also, a namesakeHOMONYMY: the quality or state of being homonymous, that is, ambiguous, or having the same designation, or of, relating to, or being homonymsMETONYM: a word used in metonymyMETONYMY: a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated (such as "crown" in "lands belonging to the crown")MONONYM: Not in M-W. Collins: In British English, a person who is famous enough to be known only by one name, usually the first nameTOPONYM: a place-name, the name of a geographic locality; back-formation from toponymyTOPONYMY: the place-names of a region or language or especially the etymological study of them