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CYMBALS
Definition of CYMBALS
noun
plural of cymbal
noun
A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.
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Word DNA
CYMBALS inherits its ancestry from its root, CYMBAL.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,702)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CYMBAL · 2 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.
CYMBALS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 44 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CYMBALS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABCLMSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CYMBAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found CYMBALS?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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