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MONOLITH

/ˈmɒn.ə.lɪθ/8 letters

Definition of MONOLITH

noun

A large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument in ancient times.

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Where it comes from

The noun is borrowed from French monolithe (“object made from a single block of stone”), from Middle French monolythe (“made from a single block of stone”) (rare), and from their etymon Latin monolithus (“made from a single block of stone”), from Ancient Greek μονόλιθος (monólithos, “made from a single block of stone”), from μονο- (mono-, prefix meaning ‘alone; single’) (from μόνος (mónos, “alone; only, unique”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“little, small”)) + λίθος (líthos, “a stone; stone as a substance”); analysable as mono- + -lith. The English word is cognate with German monolith (“made from a single block of stone”). The verb is derived from the noun.

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

MONOLITH in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 44 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 100
Its 23 boards, across 100 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
23
Boards found on
25
First board
97
Latest board
10
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.

First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.

Built from these letters

MONOLITH
8
Letters
3
Vowels
5
Consonants
7
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

MONOLITH starts with M and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read HILMNOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.

Words that start MONOLI

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

MONOLINEMONOLITHSMONOLITHICMONOLINGUALMONOLINGUALSMONOLITHICALLY

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