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METRONYMICS
Definition of METRONYMICS
noun
plural of metronymic
MATRONYMIC · via metronymic
adjective
Of, relating to, or derived from the given name of one's mother.
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Word DNA
METRONYMICS inherits its ancestry from its root, METRONYMIC.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,543)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, METRONYMIC · 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.
METRONYMICS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
METRONYMICS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEIMMNORSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once.
Words that start METRONY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found METRONYMICS?
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 166 - and most players walked straight past it.
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