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HUMMUS
Definition 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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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ)., an alternative pronunciation of Arabic حِمَّص (ḥimmaṣ).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
HUMMUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 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
HUMMUS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read HMMSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U and M appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start HUMMUS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HUMMUS?
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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