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THRENODY
Definition of THRENODY
noun
A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.
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Other senses
THRENODY carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A poem or song of mourning or lamentation.
noun
A song of lamentation; a dirge; especially, a poem composed for the occasion of the funeral of some personage.
noun
A song of lamentation; a threnode.
noun
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek θρηνῳδία (thrēnōidía, “lamentation”). Compare the New Latin thrēnōdia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,608)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, THRENODY · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Latin.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THRENODY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 54 boards so far. 130 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THRENODY starts with T and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DEHNORTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of THRENODY. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start THRENO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found THRENODY?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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