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CYATHIUM
Definition of CYATHIUM
noun
One of the specialised pseudanthia ("false flowers"), surrounded by involucral bracts, especially those forming the inflorescence of euphorbias.
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Where it comes from
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CYATHIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CYATHIUM starts with C and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ACHIMTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CYATHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CYATHIUM?
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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