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ARCHEOLOGY
Definition of ARCHEOLOGY
noun
Uncommon spelling of archaeology.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French archéologie, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογία (arkhaiología, “antiquarian lore, ancient legends, history”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “primal, old, ancient”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, study”). By surface analysis, archeo- + -logy, but not coined in that way.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ARCHEOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ARCHEOLOGY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACEGHLOORY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start ARCHEO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found ARCHEOLOGY?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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