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DRACONIAN
Definition of DRACONIAN
adjective
Very severe, cruel, or harsh.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin Dracō (stem Dracōn-) + -ian, from Ancient Greek Δράκων (Drákōn), after the Athenian lawmaker Draco, known for making harsh laws. See δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,555)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DRACONIAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 76 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DRACONIAN starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AACDINNOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and N appear more than once.
Words that start DRACON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DRACONIAN?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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