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STUDIES
Definition of STUDIES
noun
plural of study
verb
To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
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Word DNA
STUDIES inherits its ancestry from its root, STUDY.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,450)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, STUDY · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
STUDIES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STUDIES starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEISSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
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 STUDIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STUDIES?
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 146 - and most players walked straight past it.
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