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AGRONOMY
Definition of AGRONOMY
noun
The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, fiber, etc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French agronomie, from agronome (“agriculturist”), from Ancient Greek ἀγρός (agrós, “field”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”). By surface analysis, agro- + -nomy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,825)
branch · 12.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AGRONOMY · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AGRONOMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 50 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
AGRONOMY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AGMNOORY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start AGRONO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found AGRONOMY?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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