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CHILIAD
Definition of CHILIAD
noun
A group of 1000 things, particularly Synonym of chiliarchy: a group of 1000 soldiers commanded by a chiliarch. Synonym of millennium: a period of 1000 years.
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Where it comes from
From Latin chilias (“the number 1000, a group of 1000 things”), possibly via French chiliade, from Ancient Greek χιλιάς (khiliás, “the number 1000, any large amount, a millennium”), from χῑ́λιοι (khī́lioi, “1000”) + -ᾰ́ς (-ắs, “-ad: forming collective nouns”). Equivalent to chilia- + -ad.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- Latin
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,465)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHILIAD · 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.
CHILIAD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 72, 31 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHILIAD starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDHIIL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start CHILIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CHILIAD?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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