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QUODLIBET
Definition of QUODLIBET
noun
A form of music with melodies in counterpoint.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
QUODLIBET carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A theological or philosophical issue presented for formal argument or disputation.
noun
Formal disputation of such an issue.
noun
A usually humorous medley.
noun
A scholastic argumentation upon a subject chosen at will, but almost always theological.
Where it comes from
From Latin quod libet (“that which is pleasing”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,696)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, QUODLIBET · 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.
QUODLIBET in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 83 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
QUODLIBET starts with Q and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BDEILOQTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of QUODLIBET. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start QUODLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found QUODLIBET?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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