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PROLEGOMENA
Definition of PROLEGOMENA
noun
plural of prolegomenon
PROLEGOMENON
noun
A prefatory discussion; a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work.
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Word DNA
PROLEGOMENA inherits its ancestry from its root, PROLEGOMENON.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PROLEGOMENON · 1 relative 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.
PROLEGOMENA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PROLEGOMENA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEEGLMNOOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and E appear more than once.
Words that start PROLEGO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found PROLEGOMENA?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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