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CUSPID
Definition of CUSPID
noun
A pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
CUSPID carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A canine tooth.
Same as cuspidate, 2.
noun
One of the canine teeth; -- so called from having but one point or cusp on the crown. See tooth.
noun
A tooth with a single cusp; a canine.
Where it comes from
From Latin cuspid-, stem of cuspis (“point, apex”). Doublet of cusp and cuspis.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,457)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
CUSPID in a sentence
“Aluminum sculpture of the Virgen of Quito at the cuspid of El Panecillo.”
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CUSPID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 55 boards so far. 290 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CUSPID starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDIPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of CUSPID. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CUSPID
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
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