The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
ISONOMY
Definition of ISONOMY
noun
Alternative form of isonomia.
ISONOMIA
noun
Equality before the law; possession of equal rights; equal distribution of rights and privileges.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἰσονομία (isonomía). Equivalent to iso- + -nomy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,702)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ISONOMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 35 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 87, 15 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ISONOMY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read IMNOOSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start ISONOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ISONOMY?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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