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ODEON
Definition of ODEON
noun
An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ᾠδεῖον (ōideîon), from ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step 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, ODEON · 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.
ODEON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 33, 22 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ODEON starts with O and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DENOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found ODEON?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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