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CALIX
Definition of CALIX
noun
Archaic spelling of calyx.
noun
The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
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Other senses
CALIX carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A cuplike structure, such as the collecting structures into which the pelvis of the kidney is divided.
noun
A chalice.
noun
See calyx.
noun
A cup. See calyx.
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CALIX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 150 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CALIX starts with C and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read ACILX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found CALIX?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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