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MONODIES
Definition of MONODIES
noun
plural of monody
noun
An ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.
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Word DNA
MONODIES inherits its ancestry from its root, MONODY.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,094)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MONODY · 4 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.
MONODIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 54, 13 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MONODIES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEIMNOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O 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 MONODI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found MONODIES?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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