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STIGMA
Definition of STIGMA
noun
An indication of infamy or disgrace. A permanent identity mark branded, cut or tattooed onto the skin, typically given to slaves, criminals and traitors. A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something). A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically. An expression or behaviour revealing one's hidden feelings.
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Where it comes from
From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “mark of slavery or disgrace”), from στίζω (stízō, “to mark”). Closely related to stigme, and distantly related to stick.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,104)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, STIGMA · 3 relatives 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.
STIGMA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 63 boards so far. 194 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STIGMA starts with S and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AGIMST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 STIGMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found STIGMA?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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