Meaning
A naevus, a pigmented, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy spot on the skin.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English mole, mool, from Old English māl (“a mole, spot, mark, blemish”), from Proto-West Germanic *mail, from Proto-Germanic *mailą (“spot, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel-, *melw- (“dark, dirty”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey-, *my- (“to soil, sully”). Cognate with Scots mail (“spot, stain”), Saterland Frisian Moal (“scar”), German dialectal Meil (“spot, stain, blemish”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌻 (mail, “spot, blemish”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 19 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-06-11EGLMOTY
- 2025-11-23LBTOMNE
- 2025-10-17LBEIMOZ
- 2025-10-11MELNOTU
- 2025-06-02OCMEILP
- 2025-05-01MCPLEOT
- 2025-01-23EOBMKIL
- 2025-01-19OETGLMY
- 2024-11-15MAELOPT
- 2024-05-19OBMIELZ
- 2024-05-05MAPLEOY
- 2024-02-20EFNLKMO
+7 earlier appearances in the archive.