Meaning
A covering for the head, usually attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English hood, hod, from Old English hōd, from Proto-West Germanic *hōd, from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kadʰ- (“to cover”). See also Saterland Frisian Houd (“hat; hood”), West Frisian and Dutch hoed (“hat”), Cimbrian huat, huut (“hat”), German Hut (“hat”), German Low German Hood (“hat; hood”), Luxembourgish Hutt (“hat”); also Proto-Iranian *xawdaH (“hat”) (Avestan 𐬑𐬂𐬛𐬀 (xåda), Old Persian 𐎧𐎢𐎭 (x-u-d /xaudā/)). More at hat.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 18 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-10-01HDEMNOY
- 2026-08-15OACDHIR
- 2026-08-04ODEHNWY
- 2026-06-30OADHMNW
- 2026-02-05ODNIHTM
- 2025-09-22DGOTHIN
- 2025-09-14OAEPHTD
- 2025-08-11DAOYIHL
- 2025-06-14OUDTHEM
- 2025-05-04OCTEDHU
- 2025-04-05HAODCIR
- 2025-03-17HTCONDE
+6 earlier appearances in the archive.