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TAENIA
Definition of TAENIA
noun
A ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin taenia, from Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon, tape”).
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
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,501)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TAENIA · 7 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.
TAENIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TAENIA starts with T and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAEINT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start TAENIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found TAENIA?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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