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QUADRIVIUM
Definition of QUADRIVIUM
noun
The higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music.
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Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin quadrivium (“the four mathematical studies”), from Latin quattuor (“four”) + via (“road”).
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.
QUADRIVIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 101, 29 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
QUADRIVIUM starts with Q and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ADIIMQRUUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U and I appear more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start QUADRI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found QUADRIVIUM?
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 101 - and most players walked straight past it.
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