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CALYX
Definition of CALYX
noun
The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”). Doublet of chalice and kelch.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,337)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CALYX · 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.
CALYX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 429 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 168, 4 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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
CALYX starts with C and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read ACLXY - 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 CALYX?
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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