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ELEGIAC
Definition of ELEGIAC
adjective
Of or relating to an elegy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French élégiaque, from Latin elegīacus, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγειακός (elegeiakós).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,145)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ELEGIAC · 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.
ELEGIAC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 62 boards so far. 452 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ELEGIAC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACEEGIL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ELEGIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found ELEGIAC?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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