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SPONDEE
Definition of SPONDEE
noun
A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin spondēus (“spondee”), from Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος (spondeîos, “associated with a libation”) from σπονδή (spondḗ, “libation”): spondees were often used in melodies sung at libations.
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.
SPONDEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPONDEE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEENOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SPONDE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found SPONDEE?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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