The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
THEONOMY
Definition of THEONOMY
noun
The state of being governed by God or in accordance with divine law.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From theo- + -nomy.
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.
THEONOMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 83, 11 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 83, 11 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THEONOMY starts with T and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EHMNOOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start THEONO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found THEONOMY?
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 83 - and most players walked straight past it.
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