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TELEONOMY
Definition of TELEONOMY
noun
The quality of living organisms of seeming to be organized towards the attainment of an end.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From teleo- + -nomy. Coined by biologist Colin Pittendrigh in 1958, who wanted to limit the much older term "teleology" to actions planned by an agent who can internally model alternative futures with intention, purpose and foresight.
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.
TELEONOMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 86, 14 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 86, 14 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TELEONOMY starts with T and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EELMNOOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start TELEON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TELEONOMY?
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 86 - and most players walked straight past it.
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