Meaning
Thermal energy.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English hete, from Old English hǣtu, from Proto-West Germanic *haitī, from Proto-Germanic *haitį̄ (“heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- (“heat; hot”). Cognate with Scots hete (“heat”), Saterland Frisian Hatte (“heat”), Old High German heizī (“heat”). Related also to Dutch hitte (“heat”), German Hitze (“heat”), Swedish hetta (“heat”), Faroese and Icelandic hiti (“heat”). Related to hot.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
passionvehemencerutstokewarm upheat uphot uphothotnesswarmth
Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 17 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-20HACEILT
- 2026-08-09HACELOT
- 2026-06-15HACEIPT
- 2026-05-16AEHNOPT
- 2026-05-09TAEGHIM
- 2025-06-04TAYLEDH
- 2025-05-15HTAMECK
- 2025-02-13HTALEBI
- 2024-11-07TACEHUX
- 2024-10-02HAMECIT
- 2024-04-26ADPHEOT
- 2024-03-03HAELNPT
+5 earlier appearances in the archive.