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FERMATA
Definition of FERMATA
noun
The holding of a note or rest for longer than its usual duration.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian fermata, from fermare (“to stop”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Italian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
10th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.7%
of traced words share this origin (1,299)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FERMATA · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FERMATA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FERMATA starts with F and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAEFMRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found FERMATA?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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