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PRODIGY
Definition of PRODIGY
noun
An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English prodige (“portent”), from Latin prōdigium (“omen, portent, prophetic sign”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PRODIGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 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 11, 31 May 2026.
Built from these letters
PRODIGY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DGIOPRY - 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 11
Could you have found PRODIGY?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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