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STEGODON
Definition of STEGODON
noun
Any member of the extinct genus †Stegodon, related to modern elephants; a stegodont.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the genus name †Stegodon, referring to the shape of the molars: from Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + translingual -odon. Doublet of stegodont.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,280)
branch · 12.4% 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.
STEGODON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 116, 13 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First found by a player on Day 116, 13 September 2026.
Built from these letters
STEGODON starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DEGNOOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start STEGOD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STEGODON?
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 116 - and most players walked straight past it.
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