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PAEANS
Definition of PAEANS
noun
plural of paean
noun
A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
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Another sense
PAEANS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of paean.
Word DNA
PAEANS inherits its ancestry from its root, PAEAN.
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 (9,465)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PAEAN · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Italian, Middle French, Portuguese, Proto-Indo-European.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PAEANS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 92 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PAEANS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAENPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found PAEANS?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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