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HEMIOLA
Definition of HEMIOLA
noun
The articulation of two bars in triple time as if they were three bars in duple time.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡμιόλιος (hēmiólios), "containing one and a half; half as much again; in the ratio of 3:2".
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,043)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HEMIOLA · 1 relative 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.
HEMIOLA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
HEMIOLA starts with H and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEHILMO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HEMIOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found HEMIOLA?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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