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PENTAD
Definition of PENTAD
noun
Synonym of quintet: A group of five things, particularly Synonym of quinquennium: a five-year period, especially in reference to the first and second halves of calendrical decades. A five-day period, especially a temperature average taken every five days. A five-day division of the Chinese calendar, forming part of a solar term (Chinese: 候). A pentavalent element or group: an atom or molecule with a valence of five, comparable with five atoms of hydrogen.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek πεντάς (pentás), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) + -άς (-ás, “-ad”). By surface analysis, pent- + -ad.
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 (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PENTAD · 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.
PENTAD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 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
PENTAD starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADENPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PENTAD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found PENTAD?
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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