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NAIADES
Definition of NAIADES
noun
plural of naiad
noun
A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
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Word DNA
NAIADES inherits its ancestry from its root, NAIAD.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,569)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, NAIAD · 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.
NAIADES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 71, 30 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 71, 30 July 2026.
Built from these letters
NAIADES starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADEINS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found NAIADES?
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 71 - and most players walked straight past it.
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