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ARCHETYPE
Definition of ARCHETYPE
noun
An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned.
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Where it comes from
From Old French architipe (modern French archétype), from Latin archetypum (“original”), from Ancient Greek ἀρχέτυπον (arkhétupon, “model, pattern”), the neuter form of ἀρχέτυπος (arkhétupos, “first-moulded”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”) (from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to begin; to lead, rule”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin; to command, rule”)) + τῠ́πος (tŭ́pos, “blow, pressing; sort, type”) (from τύπτω (túptō, “to beat, strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- (“to push; to stick”)).
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.
ARCHETYPE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ARCHETYPE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHPRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ARCHET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found ARCHETYPE?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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