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MEREOLOGY
Definition of MEREOLOGY
noun
The discipline which deals with the relationship of parts with their respective wholes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Coined by Stanisław Leśniewski in 1927, from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + -logy (“study, discussion, science”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MEREOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MEREOLOGY starts with M and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EEGLMOORY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start MEREOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found MEREOLOGY?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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