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MAGADIS
Definition of MAGADIS
noun
An Ancient Greek musical instrument of unknown nature, probably a stringed instrument similar to a psaltery or harp.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek μάγαδις (mágadis).
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
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,825)
branch · 12.7% 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.
MAGADIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MAGADIS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADGIMS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found MAGADIS?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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