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CATHODES
Definition of CATHODES
noun
plural of cathode
noun
An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage with respect to anode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).
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Word DNA
CATHODES inherits its ancestry from its root, CATHODE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CATHODE · 8 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.
CATHODES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 45 boards so far. 83 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CATHODES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACDEHOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CATHOD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found CATHODES?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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