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PROPAEDEUTIC
Definition of PROPAEDEUTIC
adjective
Preparatory or introductory.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the Ancient Greek προπαιδεύω (propaideúō, “I give preparatory instruction”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + παιδεύω (paideúō, “I teach”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,104)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PROPAEDEUTIC · 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.
PROPAEDEUTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 117, 14 September 2026.
Built from these letters
PROPAEDEUTIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEIOPPRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P and E appear more than once.
Could you have found PROPAEDEUTIC?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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