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CHYMES
Definition of CHYMES
noun
plural of chyme
noun
The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.
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Word DNA
CHYMES inherits its ancestry from its root, CHYME.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,825)
branch · 12.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHYME · 1 relative 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.
CHYMES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 47 boards so far. 51 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHYMES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEHMSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found CHYMES?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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