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HEDONIC
Definition of HEDONIC
adjective
Of or relating to pleasure
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἡδονικός (hēdonikós, “pleasant”), equivalent to Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,608)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HEDONIC · 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.
HEDONIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 55 boards so far. 145 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HEDONIC starts with H and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CDEHINO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HEDONI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found HEDONIC?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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