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ETA (AY-tuh)

7th letter of the Greek alphabet
Common clues: Greek "H"; Zeta follower; H look-alike; Hellenic H; H, to Homer; Seventh letter; H, in a fraternity; Greek vowel; Sorority letter; Zeta-theta connection
Related crosswordese: see below
Crossword puzzle frequency: 20 times a year
Frequency in English language: 16087 / 86800
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The Greek alphabet is a set of 24 letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BC. It was the first alphabet in the narrow sense, that is a writing system that uses a separate symbol for each vowel and consonant. It is the oldest alphabetic script in continuous use today. The letters were also used to represent Greek numerals, beginning in the 2nd century BC.


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Related Crosswordese


ZETA (ZAY-tuh)

Common clues: Epsilon follower; Sixth Greek letter; Greek “Z”; Sixth of 24; Fraternity letter; Bit of sound from a Greek snorer?; Zorba's beginning


THETA (THAYE-tuh)

Common clues: Iota preceder; Eta follower; Eighth Greek letter; Angle symbol; Eighth of 24; Greeks' “unlucky” letter; Campus letter; It's between eta and iota


RHO (roh)

Common clues: Pi follower; Sigma preceder; Plato's P; Density symbol; 17 Greek letter; P; Frat letter; Pi-Sigma go-between; Greek consonant; P, to Pythagoras


SIGMA (SIG-muh)

Common clues: Standard deviation symbol; Rho follower; Summation symbol; Greek S; Tau preceder; 18th letter of the Greek alphabet; “The Sweetheart of ___ Chi”


TAU (tou)

Common clues: Sigma follower; Greek cross; Greek T; Letter before upsilon; 19th Greek letter; St. Anthony's cross; Greek consonant; Symbol for torque


PHI (feye)

Common clues: 21st Greek letter; ___ Beta Kappa; Follower of Upsilon; Key letter; Honor society letter; Symbol of the golden ratio; Sweater letter


CHI (kee)

Common clues: Phi follower; Third to last Greek letter; Greek “X”; Psi preceder; Tai ___; 22nd Greek letter; X, to Xenophon; Greek consonant; Phi-psi separator


PSI (sigh)

Common clues: Chi-omega go-between; 23rd Greek letter; Trident-shaped letter; Omega preceder; Penultimate Greek letter; Symbol of electric flux




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