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HYDRAGOGUE
Definition of HYDRAGOGUE
adjective
Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin hydragogus (“conveying off water”), from Ancient Greek ὑδραγωγός (hudragōgós, “to lead”). Compare French hydragogue.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,577)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HYDRAGOGUE · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HYDRAGOGUE in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 2, 23 May 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 138 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 134, 1 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYDRAGOGUE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEGGHORUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. G appears more than once.
Words that start HYDRAG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 2
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