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HEDONISM
Definition of HEDONISM
noun
The philosophical belief that prioritizes happiness, particularly sensual pleasure as the highest good in life.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) + English -ism. First attested in 1856.
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 (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HEDONISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 64 boards so far. 179 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
HEDONISM starts with H and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read DEHIMNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start HEDONI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found HEDONISM?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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