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ABSCISS
Definition of ABSCISS
noun
Alternative form of abscissa
noun
The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
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Where it comes from
From Latin abscissa, feminine of abscissus, perfect passive participle of abscindō (“cut asunder”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,318)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ABSCISS · 1 relative 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.
ABSCISS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 162, 29 October 2026.
Built from these letters
ABSCISS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABCISSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ABSCIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ABSCISS?
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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