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CEPHALOUS
Definition of CEPHALOUS
adjective
Having a head; applied chiefly to the former division of mollusks Cephalata, or Cephalophora (mollusks with a head).
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”), with the suffix -ous.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,706)
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.
CEPHALOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CEPHALOUS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEHLOPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CEPHAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found CEPHALOUS?
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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