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HEGUMEN
Definition of HEGUMEN
noun
The head of a monastery of the Eastern Orthodox Church or Eastern Catholic Churches.
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Where it comes from
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡγούμενος (hēgoúmenos, “leader”).
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
Same root, HEGUMEN · 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.
HEGUMEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 97, 25 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 97, 25 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HEGUMEN starts with H and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EEGHMNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HEGUME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HEGUMEN?
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 97 - and most players walked straight past it.
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