hemiola
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
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Definition of hemiola
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- The articulation of two bars in triple time as if they were three bars in duple time.
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Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡμιόλιος (hēmiólios), "containing one and a half; half as much again; in the ratio of 3:2".
Words you can make from hemiola
104 playable · top: HIEMAL (11 pts)
Best play hiemal 11 points5-letter words
11 words4-letter words
36 words- AHEM 9 pts
- HAEM 9 pts
- HALM 9 pts
- HAME 9 pts
- HELM 9 pts
- HOLM 9 pts
- HOMA 9 pts
- HOME 9 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- HAIL 7 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HALO 7 pts
- HEAL 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HELO 7 pts
- HILA 7 pts
- HOLE 7 pts
- OHIA 7 pts
- ALME 6 pts
- AMIE 6 pts
- LAME 6 pts
- LIMA 6 pts
- LIME 6 pts
- LIMO 6 pts
- LOAM 6 pts
- MAIL 6 pts
- MALE 6 pts
- MEAL 6 pts
- MILE 6 pts
- MILO 6 pts
- MOIL 6 pts
- MOLA 6 pts
- MOLE 6 pts
- ALOE 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- OLEA 4 pts
3-letter words
32 words- HAM 8 pts
- HEM 8 pts
- HIM 8 pts
- HOM 8 pts
- MEH 8 pts
- MHO 8 pts
- OHM 8 pts
- AHI 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAO 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- LAH 6 pts
- AIM 5 pts
- AMI 5 pts
- ELM 5 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- LAM 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MEL 5 pts
- MIL 5 pts
- MOA 5 pts
- MOI 5 pts
- MOL 5 pts
- OMA 5 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- OIL 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
2-letter words
24 wordsHooks
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