HALE

Meaning

Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Northern Middle English hal, hale, variants of hole (“healthy; safe; whole”, whence whole), from Old English hāl, from Proto-West Germanic *hail, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole; entire; healthy”). See whole for more.

Synonyms & Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 22 recorded puzzles:

• 2026-09-20HACEILT
• 2026-08-09HACELOT
• 2025-11-25EAONLGH
• 2025-11-01LAMEDHN
• 2025-06-30LAUHEPV
• 2025-02-13HTALEBI
• 2025-01-27HYALCBE
• 2025-01-18HPLAMED
• 2024-12-17LAMECHY
• 2024-12-14HANECLO
• 2024-11-19HAEILVY
• 2024-10-26HAULDEB

+10 earlier appearances in the archive.