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IOTAS
Definition of IOTAS
noun
plural of iota
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Another sense
IOTAS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of iota.
Word DNA
IOTAS inherits its ancestry from its root, IOTA.
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 (10,145)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IOTA · 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.
IOTAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 56 boards so far. 86 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
IOTAS starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AIOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found IOTAS?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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