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PAIDEUTICS
Definition of PAIDEUTICS
noun
The science or art of teaching.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδευτικός (paideutikós).
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
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,601)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PAIDEUTIC · 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.
PAIDEUTICS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 39 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PAIDEUTICS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACDEIIPSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found PAIDEUTICS?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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