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SEMITONE
Definition of SEMITONE
noun
One of two parts, equal or unequal, in which a whole tone is divided. The semitone in 12-tone equal temperament, with frequency ratio of the twelfth root of two.
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Where it comes from
From semi- + tone.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SEMITONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SEMITONE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEIMNOST - 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.
Words that start SEMITO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found SEMITONE?
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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