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MYRMIDONES
Definition of MYRMIDONES
Wiktionary has no entry for MYRMIDONES itself. This is its base word, MYRMIDON.
noun
A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes orders of a superior without protest or pity (sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc).
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for MYRMIDON.
From Myrmidon, from Latin Myrmidones, from Ancient Greek Μυρμιδόνες (Murmidónes).
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
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,575)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MYRMIDON · 2 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.
MYRMIDONES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MYRMIDONES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEIMMNORSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once.
Words that start MYRMID
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MYRMIDONES?
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 166 - and most players walked straight past it.
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