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MONODY
Definition of MONODY
noun
An ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin monodia, from Ancient Greek μονῳδία (monōidía).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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 (10,240)
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.
MONODY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 74, 2 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First found by a player on Day 74, 2 August 2026.
Built from these letters
MONODY starts with M and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DMNOOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Could you have found MONODY?
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 74 - and most players walked straight past it.
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