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METOPE
Definition of METOPE
noun
The architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin metopa and its source, Koine Greek μετόπη (metópē), from μετά (metá, “between”) + ὀπή (opḗ, “hole”).
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.
METOPE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 85, 13 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
METOPE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEMOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found METOPE?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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