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FORCEPS
Definition of FORCEPS
noun
An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin forceps.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (10,004)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FORCEPS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 44 boards so far. 151 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FORCEPS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEFOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FORCEP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found FORCEPS?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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