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MINERALOGY
Definition of MINERALOGY
noun
The branch of petrology that studies minerals.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin minerālogia, from Medieval Latin minera (“mineral”) + Latin -logia (“study”). By surface analysis, mineral + -logy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,478)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MINERALOGY · 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.
MINERALOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 123, 20 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MINERALOGY starts with M and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEGILMNORY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MINERA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found MINERALOGY?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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