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HELIODOR
Definition of HELIODOR
noun
A richly coloured form of golden beryl found in southwest Africa.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,770)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HELIODOR · 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.
HELIODOR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HELIODOR starts with H and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEHILOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found HELIODOR?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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