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PROSODY
Definition of PROSODY
noun
The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French prosodie, from Latin prosōdia, from Ancient Greek προσῳδία (prosōidía, “song sung to music; pronunciation of syllable”), from πρός (prós, “to”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,569)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PROSODY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 193 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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
PROSODY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DOOPRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start PROSOD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found PROSODY?
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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