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TRIADS
Definition of TRIADS
noun
plural of triad
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Word DNA
TRIADS inherits its ancestry from its root, TRIAD.
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, TRIAD · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Chinese.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TRIADS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 57 boards so far. 126 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 9, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
TRIADS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADIRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found TRIADS?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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