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PRELUDE
Definition of PRELUDE
noun
An introductory or preliminary performance or event.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French prélude (“singing to test a musical instrument”), from Medieval Latin preludium, from Latin praelūdere.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations 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, PRELUDE · 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.
PRELUDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 1, 22 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PRELUDE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEELPRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PRELUD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PRELUDE?
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 1 - and most players walked straight past it.
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