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DELPHINIA
Definition of DELPHINIA
noun
plural of delphinium
noun
A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers; a larkspur.
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Word DNA
DELPHINIA inherits its ancestry from its root, DELPHINIUM.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,700)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DELPHINIUM · 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.
DELPHINIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 54, 13 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DELPHINIA starts with D and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ADEHIILNP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start DELPHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found DELPHINIA?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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