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CYMAS
Definition of CYMAS
noun
plural of cyma
noun
The wavelike, curved shape of a cymatium, consisting of a concave and a convex line; the cymatium itself.
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Word DNA
CYMAS inherits its ancestry from its root, CYMA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CYMA · 5 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.
CYMAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 34 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CYMAS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACMSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found CYMAS?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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