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CITHER
Definition of CITHER
noun
Alternative form of cittern.
noun
A stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick), and most commonly possessing four wire strings and chromatic frets, which is a precursor to the modern day guitar.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára). Doublet of cithara, guitar, and zither.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,337)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CITHER · 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.
CITHER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 97, 25 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CITHER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CEHIRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CITHER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CITHER?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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