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MEGALITH
Definition of MEGALITH
noun
A large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument. A prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones.
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Other senses
MEGALITH carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A very large stone used in various prehistoric architectures or monumental styles, notably in western Europe during the second millennium BC.
noun
A great stone; specifically, a stone of great size used in constructive work or as a monument, as in ancient Cyclopean and so-called Druidic or Celtic remains.
noun
A large stone; especially, a large stone used in constructing ancient monuments.
noun
A construction involving one or several roughly hewn stone slabs of great size.
Where it comes from
From mega- (prefix meaning ‘very large, great’) + -lith (suffix meaning ‘stone’), a back-formation from megalithic probably modelled after monolith. from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”)
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
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,706)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MEGALITH · 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.
MEGALITH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 83 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MEGALITH starts with M and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AEGHILMT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MEGALI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found MEGALITH?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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