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ECHOLALIA
Definition of ECHOLALIA
noun
The involuntary repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another person; either immediate or delayed.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From echo- + -lalia; echo- ultimately from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ, “reflected sound, echo”), -lalia from λαλιά (laliá, “talk, chat”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,104)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ECHOLALIA · 2 relatives 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.
ECHOLALIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 52 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ECHOLALIA starts with E and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACEHILLO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and A appear more than once.
Words that start ECHOLA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ECHOLALIA?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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