Meaning
A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hulaz Proto-Germanic *hulą Proto-West Germanic *hol Old English hol Middle English hole English hole Inherited from Middle English hole, hol, from Old English hol (“orifice, hollow place, cavity”), from Proto-West Germanic *hol (“hole”), from Proto-Germanic *hulą (“hollow space, cavity”), noun derivative of Proto-Germanic *hulaz (“hollow”), which is of uncertain ultimate origin. Related to hollow. Cognate with Dutch, Faroese, and Icelandic hol (“hole”), Danish hul (“hole”), Faroese, Icelandic, and Norn hola (“hole”), Norwegian Bokmål hol (“depression, hole, cavern”), Swedish hål (“hole”), French houle (“swell of water”). Compare unrelated Finnish kolo (“hole”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 14 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-09HACELOT
- 2026-04-25OENIHLP
- 2025-11-25EAONLGH
- 2025-10-18OCEHLNU
- 2025-09-19EGPIOLH
- 2025-04-06LEOIHNT
- 2024-12-14HANECLO
- 2024-10-19ECULONH
- 2024-10-09OANHELT
- 2024-09-28LEYTOHG
- 2024-03-23ECOHGLW
- 2024-02-03ONALGEH
+2 earlier appearances in the archive.