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TAUTOLOGY
Definition of TAUTOLOGY
noun
Redundant use of words, a pleonasm, an unnecessary and tedious repetition.
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Where it comes from
From Late Latin tautologia, from Ancient Greek ταὐτολογία (tautología) from ταὐτός (tautós, “the same”) + λόγος (lógos, “explanation”). By surface analysis, tauto- + -logy.
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 (10,145)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TAUTOLOGY · 4 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.
TAUTOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 81 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TAUTOLOGY starts with T and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AGLOOTTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and O appear more than once.
Words that start TAUTOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TAUTOLOGY?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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