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HETAIRA
Definition of HETAIRA
noun
Alternative form of hetaera.
noun
A highly cultivated hired female companion who would entertain upper-class male clients and might perform sex acts for them.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἑταίρᾱ (hetaírā), feminine of ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “companion”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,789)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HETAIRA · 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.
HETAIRA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 64, 23 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HETAIRA starts with H and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAEHIRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start HETAIR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found HETAIRA?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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