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ORTHOEPY
Definition of ORTHOEPY
noun
The study of pronunciation.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ὀρθοέπεια (orthoépeia), possibly via Latin orthoepia, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “correct”) + ἔπος (épos, “word”) + -ία (-ía, “-y”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Ancient Greek
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ORTHOEPY · 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.
ORTHOEPY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ORTHOEPY starts with O and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EHOOPRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start ORTHOE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found ORTHOEPY?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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