Meaning
The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībaną Proto-Germanic *-lif Proto-Germanic *ainalif Proto-West Germanic *ainalif Proto-West Germanic *ainalifun Old English endleofan Middle English elleven English eleven From Middle English elleven, enleven, eleven, from Old English endleofan; from Proto-Germanic *ainalif (“one left”) (i.e., one left over after having already counted to ten), a compound of *ainaz and *-lif, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, remain”). Compare West Frisian alve, Low German ölven, Dutch elf, German elf, Icelandic ellefu, Danish and Norwegian elleve.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 19 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-19VELNOPR
- 2026-06-28VDEGILN
- 2026-04-22NBLECIV
- 2026-03-21EILNPUV
- 2026-02-13LDENOUV
- 2026-02-04VDNIELY
- 2025-02-03NDVIELY
- 2025-01-29VOANECL
- 2024-04-15LANECVH
- 2024-03-06LBENOTV
- 2024-02-14VENIGLO
- 2024-01-28NEULIPV
+7 earlier appearances in the archive.