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CANTHARIS
Definition of CANTHARIS
noun
singular of cantharides
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Where it comes from
From Latin cantharis, from Ancient Greek κανθαρίς (kantharís).
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
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CANTHARIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 104, 1 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First found by a player on Day 104, 1 September 2026.
Built from these letters
CANTHARIS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACHINRST - 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 CANTHA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CANTHARIS?
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 104 - and most players walked straight past it.
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