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CALYXES
Definition of CALYXES
noun
plural 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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Another sense
CALYXES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of calyx.
Word DNA
CALYXES inherits its ancestry from its root, CALYX.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,724)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CALYX · 1 relative in the game
CALYXES in a sentence
“Some of the flowers come up pink or white, and these have yellow calyxes.”
Kater’s Art » Blog Archive » Poppy Seedpods and Buds, 2010
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CALYXES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 170 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 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
CALYXES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACELSXY - 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 CALYXES?
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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