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CATHARTIC
Definition of CATHARTIC
adjective
Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from New Latin catharticus, from Ancient Greek καθαρτικός (kathartikós).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,617)
branch · 12.6% 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.
CATHARTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CATHARTIC starts with C and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read AACCHIRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C, A and T appear more than once.
Words that start CATHAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CATHARTIC?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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