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ELYTRON
Definition of ELYTRON
noun
A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.
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Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον (élutron, “sheath”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,145)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ELYTRON · 4 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.
ELYTRON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ELYTRON starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ELNORTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found ELYTRON?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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