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HETERODONT
Definition of HETERODONT
adjective
Having teeth of different types (like most mammals).
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Where it comes from
From hetero- (prefix meaning ‘different’) + -odont (suffix meaning ‘tooth; toothed’). Hetero- is derived from Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “one or the other of two; different”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together; one”); while -odont is from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth; tusk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (“to bite”) + *-ónts (suffix forming nouns denoting body parts). By surface analysis, hetero- + -odont.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HETERODONT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HETERODONT starts with H and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DEEHNOORTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E, T and O appear more than once.
Words that start HETERO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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