Meaning
A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a depression between hills; a dale.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English glen, borrowed from Irish gleann and Scottish Gaelic gleann, Old and Middle Irish glend, glenn (“mountain valley”), from Proto-Celtic *glendos (“valley”), hypothetically from Proto-Indo-European *glend- (“shore”) but the word may have been borrowed from a non-Indo-European substrate language. Compare Manx glion, Welsh glyn. Doublet of glyn.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-05-02GBNEDLO
- 2026-04-07GDNFELU
- 2026-03-16NCELGIX
- 2025-12-20GNAMEDL
- 2025-11-25EAONLGH
- 2025-08-03EAOLGNY
- 2025-04-16GATLENY
- 2024-11-21EAGILNZ
- 2024-10-06GALDCEN
- 2024-06-01NDLFEGU
- 2024-04-09LAHEBGN
- 2023-12-16GCNLHEI
+1 earlier appearances in the archive.