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ELEGY
Definition of ELEGY
noun
A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλεγείᾱ (elegeíā), ellipsis of ἐλεγείᾱ ᾠδή (elegeíā ōidḗ, “an elegiac song”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ELEGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 109 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 10, 30 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ELEGY starts with E and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EEGLY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found ELEGY?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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