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MODERNES
Definition of MODERNES
Wiktionary has no entry for MODERNES itself. This is its base word, MODERN.
adjective
Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for MODERN.
From Middle French moderne, from Late Latin modernus; from Latin modo (“just now”), originally ablative of modus (“measure”); hence, by measure, "just now". See also mode.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,072)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MODERN · 13 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.
MODERNES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 147, 14 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MODERNES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEMNORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
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 MODERN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MODERNES?
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