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HEUREKA
Definition of HEUREKA
interjection
Alternative form of eureka.
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Word DNA
HEUREKA inherits its ancestry from its root, EUREKA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,094)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EUREKA · 3 relatives 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.
HEUREKA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 56, 15 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HEUREKA starts with H and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEEHKRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found HEUREKA?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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