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POLYHISTOR
Definition of POLYHISTOR
noun
Someone gifted or learned to a great extent or in multiple disciplines; a great scholar.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin polyhistor (“very learned”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πολυΐστωρ (poluḯstōr, “greatly learned”).
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 (10,240)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
POLYHISTOR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 82, 10 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 82, 10 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POLYHISTOR starts with P and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read HILOOPRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start POLYHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found POLYHISTOR?
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 82 - and most players walked straight past it.
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