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HETERODOX
Definition of HETERODOX
adjective
Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἑτερόδοξος (heteródoxos), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + δόξα (dóxa, “opinion”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,700)
branch · 12.2% 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.
HETERODOX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 115 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HETERODOX starts with H and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read DEEHOORTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start HETERO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HETERODOX?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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