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HOUMMOSES
Definition of HOUMMOSES
Wiktionary has no entry for HOUMMOSES itself. This is its base word, HOUMMOS.
noun
Alternative spelling of hummus.
noun
A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.
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Word DNA
HOUMMOSES inherits its ancestry from its root, HUMMUS.
Line of descent
- Arabic
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
11th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.4%
of traced words share this origin (1,156)
branch · 2.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HUMMUS · 4 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.
HOUMMOSES 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 20 days.
First found by a player on Day 153, 20 October 2026.
Built from these letters
HOUMMOSES starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHMMOOSSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O, M and S appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found HOUMMOSES?
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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