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BATHYSCAPE
Definition of BATHYSCAPE
noun
Alternative form of bathyscaphe.
BATHYSCAPHE
noun
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
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Word DNA
BATHYSCAPE inherits its ancestry from its root, BATHYSCAPHE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,601)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BATHYSCAPHE · 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.
BATHYSCAPE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 47 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BATHYSCAPE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABCEHPSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start BATHYS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found BATHYSCAPE?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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