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HIERODULE
Definition of HIERODULE
noun
A temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἱερόδουλος (hieródoulos), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred”) + δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”).
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, HIERODULE · 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.
HIERODULE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Built from these letters
HIERODULE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEHILORU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HIEROD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found HIERODULE?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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