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CALYPTRA
Definition 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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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek καλύπτρα (kalúptra, “covering or veiling”).
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.
CALYPTRA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 43, 2 July 2026.
Built from these letters
CALYPTRA starts with C and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACLPRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start CALYPT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found CALYPTRA?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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