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DEUTERAGONIST
Definition of DEUTERAGONIST
noun
A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek δευτεραγωνιστής (deuteragōnistḗs, literally “second actor”), originally in Greek drama, from ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”). By surface analysis, deuter- (“second”) + agonist (“combatant, participant”).
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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.
DEUTERAGONIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEUTERAGONIST starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ADEEGINORSTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once.
Words that start DEUTERAGO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEUTERAGONIST?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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