Meaning
A corridor; a hallway.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Inherited from Middle English halle (“hall”), from Old English heall (“hall, dwelling, house, palace, temple, law-court”), from Proto-West Germanic *hallu (“hall”), from Proto-Germanic *hallō (“hall”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, conceal”). Cognate with Scots hall, haw (“hall”), Dutch hal (“hall”), German Halle (“hall”), Danish hal (“hall, sports centre”), Faroese høll (“hall, palace”), Icelandic höll (“palace”), Norwegian hall (“hall”), Swedish hall (“hall”), Latin cella (“room, cell”), Sanskrit शाला (śā́lā, “house, mansion, hall”). Doublet of cell and cella.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 39 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-20HACEILT
- 2026-08-09HACELOT
- 2026-03-22ADLHGNI
- 2025-11-01LAMEDHN
- 2025-09-26ARGOLMH
- 2025-09-08AGHLMUP
- 2025-06-30LAUHEPV
- 2025-06-15LNAICBH
- 2025-02-13HTALEBI
- 2025-02-08LANHCIR
- 2025-01-27HYALCBE
- 2025-01-18HPLAMED
+27 earlier appearances in the archive.