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CHRYSALID
Definition of CHRYSALID
adjective
Of or relating to a chrysalis.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
CHRYSALID carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A chrysalis.
noun
Same as chrysalis.
Relating to a chrysalis.
noun
See chrysalis.
Where it comes from
From chrysalis + -id.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CHRYSALIS · 6 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.
CHRYSALID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 55 boards so far. 115 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CHRYSALID starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDHILRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHRYSA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found CHRYSALID?
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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