hexomino

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UK/hɛkˈsɒmɪnəʊ/US/hɛkˈsɑməˌnoʊ/

noun

A polyomino consisting of six squares.

Similar
6-omino
OriginEnglish hex- ← Latin hexa- ← Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-) →
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Meanings

nounhexomino (plural hexominoes)

plural hexominoes

  1. geometryA polyomino consisting of six squares.

    Synonyms: 6-omino

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA polyomino consisting of six squares.

Similar
6-omino
Also see
6-omino

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Englishhex-
  8. Englishhexomino

From hex- + -omino.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hexomino

dominoheptominomonominononominooctomino-ominopentominopolyominotetrominotriominotromino
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Cite this entry
APA

hexomino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexomino

MLA

“hexomino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexomino. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexomino,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexomino.

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