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ETUDES
Definition of ETUDES
noun
plural of etude
noun
A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
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Word DNA
ETUDES inherits its ancestry from its root, ETUDE.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ETUDE · 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.
ETUDES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 189 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ETUDES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEESTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found ETUDES?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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