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ANALOGY
Definition of ANALOGY
noun
A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλογίᾱ (analogíā), from ἀνα- (ana-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, reckoning”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,666)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ANALOGY · 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.
ANALOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANALOGY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AAGLNOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ANALOG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found ANALOGY?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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