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DAPHNES
Definition of DAPHNES
noun
plural of daphne
noun
Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.
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Word DNA
DAPHNES inherits its ancestry from its root, DAPHNE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,770)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DAPHNE · 1 relative 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.
DAPHNES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 93, 21 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DAPHNES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEHNPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found DAPHNES?
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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