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METROLOGY
Definition of METROLOGY
noun
The science of weights and measures or of measurement.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”) + English -logy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,240)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, METROLOGY · 3 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.
METROLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 44, 3 July 2026.
Built from these letters
METROLOGY starts with M and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EGLMOORTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start METROL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found METROLOGY?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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