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PLAGIARY
Definition of PLAGIARY
noun
The crime of literary theft; plagiarism.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin plagiārius (“kidnapper, plagiarist”), from plagium (“kidnapping”), probably from plaga (“a net, snare, trap”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,861)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PLAGIARY · 4 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.
PLAGIARY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PLAGIARY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AAGILPRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start PLAGIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found PLAGIARY?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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