Meaning
A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
1801, borrowed from French domino (1771), originally the term for a hooded garment, itself from Medieval Latin domino, oblique case of dominus (“lord, master”); compare Medieval Latin dominicale (“a kind of veil”). By surface analysis, di- + -omino.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-03-26IADLMNO
- 2026-02-05ODNIHTM
- 2025-11-13OANMDIC
- 2025-10-03NCDIMOU
- 2025-03-22MDONLIG
- 2024-09-30MDXONIE
- 2024-08-28ODNIEMZ
- 2024-07-12MCDINOU
- 2024-04-04IDTNMOW
- 2024-02-18DAOMINT
- 2023-12-14DOANLIM
- 2023-08-21IXDONME
+1 earlier appearances in the archive.