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AXIOLOGY
Definition of AXIOLOGY
noun
The study of value(s), as regards origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations; value theory.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἄξιος (áxios, “worthy”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AXIOLOGY · 2 relatives 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.
AXIOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 67, 26 July 2026.
Built from these letters
AXIOLOGY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AGILOOXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start AXIOLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AXIOLOGY?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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