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TALEA
Definition of TALEA
noun
A repeated rhythmic pattern used in isorhythm implying a piece cut off.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin tālea (1940s), from Latin tālea (“cutting; scion”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,664)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TALEA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TALEA starts with T and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAELT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A 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 TALEA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TALEA?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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