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GEMMOLOGIES
Definition of GEMMOLOGIES
Wiktionary has no entry for GEMMOLOGIES itself. This is its base word, GEMMOLOGY.
noun
The branch of mineralogy that studies mineral gems and petrified gemstones.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for GEMMOLOGY.
From Latin gemma (“gem”) + -logy (“science”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,664)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GEMMOLOGIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 153, 20 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GEMMOLOGIES starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEGGILMMOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. G, E, M and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GEMMOLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GEMMOLOGIES?
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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.
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