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CHORAGUS
Definition of CHORAGUS
noun
A chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin chorāgus, from Doric Greek χορᾱγός (khorāgós), from χορός (khorós, “chorus”) + -ᾱγός (-āgós, Doric form of -ηγός (-ēgós, “-leader”)), literally “chorus-leader”. Compare Attic Greek χορηγός (khorēgós).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHORAGUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 96, 24 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHORAGUS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACGHORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHORAG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CHORAGUS?
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