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COMPLEX
Definition of COMPLEX
adjective
Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
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Where it comes from
From French complexe, from Latin complexus, past participle of complector (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectō (“to weave, braid”). May be analyzed as com- + -plex. See complect. Doublet of complexus.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,595)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, COMPLEX · 4 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.
COMPLEX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 91, 19 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 91, 19 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COMPLEX starts with C and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read CELMOPX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start COMPLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found COMPLEX?
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 91 - and most players walked straight past it.
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