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CACODOXIES
Definition of CACODOXIES
noun
plural of cacodoxy
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Word DNA
CACODOXIES inherits its ancestry from its root, CACODOXY.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,332)
branch · 12.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CACODOXY · 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.
CACODOXIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 131, 28 September 2026.
Built from these letters
CACODOXIES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACCDEIOOSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and O appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found CACODOXIES?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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