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PSEPHOLOGY
Definition of PSEPHOLOGY
noun
The predictive or statistical study of elections.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From psepho- (“pebble”) + -ology (“study of”), drawing on the various definitions of Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble used for reckoning; pebble used for casting a vote”). The sense relating to elections was coined in 1948 by Frank Hardie.
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.
PSEPHOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 25 days.
First found by a player on Day 76, 4 August 2026.
Built from these letters
PSEPHOLOGY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EGHLOOPPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P and O appear more than once.
Words that start PSEPHO
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