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STEGODON
Definition of STEGODON
noun
Any member of the extinct genus †Stegodon, related to modern elephants; a stegodont.
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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).
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 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 116, 13 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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.
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