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HERMAE
Definition of HERMAE
noun
plural of herm
noun
A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.
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Word DNA
HERMAE inherits its ancestry from its root, HERM.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,601)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HERM · 5 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.
HERMAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 143, 10 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 143, 10 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HERMAE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHMR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found HERMAE?
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 143 - and most players walked straight past it.
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