Meaning
A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English hacche, hache, from Old English hæċ, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkju (compare Dutch hek ‘gate, railing’, Low German Heck ‘pasture gate, farmyard gate’), variant of *haggju ‘hedge’. More at hedge.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 16 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-20HACEILT
- 2026-08-09HACELOT
- 2026-07-22TACDHKR
- 2026-06-15HACEIPT
- 2025-12-03HUATMCP
- 2025-05-15HTAMECK
- 2025-03-19CYATNIH
- 2024-11-07TACEHUX
- 2024-10-22AUCTRIH
- 2024-10-02HAMECIT
- 2024-09-18CATMHPU
- 2024-07-20HACIORT
+4 earlier appearances in the archive.