HILL

Meaning

An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English hil (“hill”), from Old English hyll (“hill”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulli (“hill”), from Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hnís (“top, hill, rock”) (compare also Proto-Germanic *halluz (“stone, rock”)). Cognate with Middle Dutch hille, hulle (“hill”), Low German hull (“hill”), Faroese hólur (“hill”), Icelandic and Old Norse hóll (“hill”), Norn hul (“hillock”), Norwegian hol (“low hillock”), Swedish kulle (“hill”), Catalan coll (“hill”), Italian colle (“hill”), Latin collis (“hill”), Lithuanian kalnas (“hill, mountain”), Albanian kallumë (“big pile, tall heap”), Russian холм (xolm, “hill”), Old English holm (“rising land, island”). More at holm.

Synonyms & Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 37 recorded puzzles:

• 2026-10-03IABCHLN
• 2026-09-20HACEILT
• 2026-07-20IHLMNOT
• 2026-05-04LFTHGIY
• 2026-05-01LCKIEDH
• 2026-04-11LDIGEHT
• 2026-02-28IDEHLKO
• 2026-01-27IAGHLNU
• 2025-12-07LTGRIHN
• 2025-11-29IATNHEL
• 2025-10-28IBHLNOT
• 2025-06-15LNAICBH

+25 earlier appearances in the archive.