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CALYPTRAS
Definition of CALYPTRAS
noun
plural 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
CALYPTRAS 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 (10,145)
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.
CALYPTRAS 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 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 84, 12 August 2026.
Built from these letters
CALYPTRAS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACLPRSTY - 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.
Could you have found CALYPTRAS?
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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