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METHOD
Definition of METHOD
noun
A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).
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Where it comes from
From Middle French methode, from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos). By surface analysis, met- + -hod. See also -ode and hodo-.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,601)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, METHOD · 7 relatives 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.
METHOD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
METHOD starts with M and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEHMOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start METHOD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found METHOD?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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