Meaning
A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
Etymology
Origin: Unknown
Back-formation from innings, mistaken to be plural of the time period, not the entries of the batters/batsmen.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 28 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-10-04GHINOPW
- 2026-08-07GDEINPX
- 2026-04-10NDXIGOZ
- 2026-03-16NCELGIX
- 2026-03-04GCEFINT
- 2026-01-27IAGHLNU
- 2025-12-15IWAUGFN
- 2025-11-17NCVUIGR
- 2025-05-24NXEUIGP
- 2025-04-01GCNHEIO
- 2025-02-16GWAVIEN
- 2025-01-30NZDYIGL
+16 earlier appearances in the archive.