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PRODIGAL
Definition of PRODIGAL
adjective
Wastefully extravagant.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French prodigal, from Late Latin prōdigālis (“wasteful”), from Latin prōdigus (“wasteful, lavish, prodigal”), from prōdigō (“to consume, squander, drive forth”), from prōd- [from prō (“before, forward”)] + agō (“to drive”). Also see unrelated prodigy. The senses of "abandoning a person or cause" and "returning after abandonment" are by allusion to the New Testament story commonly called "The Parable of the Prodigal Son", Luke 15:11–32. See prodigal son.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PRODIGAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 64 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 13, 2 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PRODIGAL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ADGILOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PRODIG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
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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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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