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POLYGAMY
Definition of POLYGAMY
noun
The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Recorded since 1591, from Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía), itself from πολύγαμος (polúgamos, “married to many”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). Relates to modern prefix and suffix poly- + -gamy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,145)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, POLYGAMY · 10 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.
POLYGAMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 125 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 161, 28 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POLYGAMY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AGLMOPYY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. Y appears more than once.
Words that start POLYGA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found POLYGAMY?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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