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/hɔːl/
noun

HALL meaning: a corridor or hallway, with three other senses; this four-letter word scores 7 points in Scrabble.

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Noun 4 meanings

  1. A corridor; a hallway.

    “The drinking fountain was out in the hall.”

  2. A large meeting room.

    “The hotel had three halls for conferences, and two were in use by the convention.”

  3. A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion).

    “The duke lived in a great hall overlooking the sea.”

  4. A building providing student accommodation at a university.

    “The student government hosted several social events so that students from different halls would intermingle.”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English halle (“hall”), from Old English heall (“hall, dwelling, house, palace, temple, law-court”), from Proto-West Germanic *hallu (“hall”), from Proto-Germanic *hallō (“hall”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, conceal”).

HALL shifts meaning with its setting: it can name a passage, a large meeting room, a manor house, or student accommodation at a university. That range makes it more than a simple synonym for hallway. In word games, its repeated Ls create a close family of short alternatives, though none is an anagram of HALL.

HALL facts at a glance

  • HALL is a four-letter word with a Scrabble value of 7 points.
  • The H is worth 4 points; A and both L tiles are worth 1 each.
  • It has 21 one-letter neighbours, including CALL, HALF, HILL, and HAUL.
  • No anagrams are recorded; its rhymes include CALL, BALL, and WALL.

What does HALL mean?

HALL most often means a corridor or hallway, but it also describes a large room used for meetings. The word can refer to a manor house, too, reflecting the historical practice of holding a magistrate’s court in the mansion’s hall.

At a university, a hall can mean a building where students live. Context does the work: a building name such as “residence hall” points to accommodation, while “the hall” inside a home usually means a passage or shared room.

HALL meaning, Scrabble score, and neighbours

HALL scores 7 points before board bonuses: H supplies 4, while A and each L supply 1. The repeated L is the strategic wrinkle. Keep one L available when you can, since a second copy can fit a new position without changing the word’s other three letters.

The one-letter neighbours show how flexible that pattern is. CALL, FALL, BALL, and WALL replace the opening H; HALF changes the last letter, while HILL changes the middle vowel. HALE, HAIL, and HAUL keep H at the front but alter the vowel-and-ending pattern.

HALL has no anagrams, but it shares the “all” rhyme with 12 words, including SMALL, TALL, and RECALL. HALL appears in Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE; check your game’s word list if its dictionary differs.

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Questions people ask

Is HALL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HALL is a valid word in Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. It means a corridor, meeting room, manor house, or university accommodation building. Its tile score is 7 points before any board bonuses, so a premium square can raise the play’s total.
What is the Scrabble score for HALL?
HALL scores 7 points before board bonuses. The H tile contributes 4 points, and A plus the two L tiles contribute 1 point each. A letter or word premium changes the final total, but not those underlying tile values.
What words are one letter away from HALL?
HALL has 21 one-letter neighbours, including familiar options such as CALL, HALF, FALL, BALL, WALL, and HILL. HALE, HAIL, and HAUL also share the opening H. The list includes less familiar forms, so check your game’s dictionary before playing an unusual neighbour.

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