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HISTOGRAM
Definition of HISTOGRAM
noun
A graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each bar representing frequency.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Probably from Ancient Greek ἱστός (histós, “mast”) + γράμμα (grámma), although it is sometimes claimed to have been derived from historical + diagram; coined in 1891 by English mathematician Karl Pearson.
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 (9,601)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HISTOGRAM · 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.
HISTOGRAM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 62 boards so far. 120 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HISTOGRAM starts with H and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AGHIMORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HISTOG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HISTOGRAM?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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