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CALYPTERA
Definition of CALYPTERA
noun
Alternative form of calyptra.
noun
In bryophytes, a thin hood of tissue that forms from the archegonium and covers the developing sporophyte and is shed as it ripens.
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Word DNA
CALYPTERA inherits its ancestry from its root, CALYPTRA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,240)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CALYPTRA · 4 relatives 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.
CALYPTERA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 84, 12 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 84, 12 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CALYPTERA starts with C and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACELPRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CALYPT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CALYPTERA?
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 84 - and most players walked straight past it.
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