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OLIGARCHIES
Definition of OLIGARCHIES
noun
plural of oligarchy
noun
A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates.
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Word DNA
OLIGARCHIES inherits its ancestry from its root, OLIGARCHY.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,666)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OLIGARCHY · 1 relative 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.
OLIGARCHIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 36 boards so far. 60 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OLIGARCHIES starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEGHIILORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start OLIGARC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found OLIGARCHIES?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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