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GLYPHS
Definition of GLYPHS
noun
plural of glyph
noun
A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea. Any of various figures used in Mayan writing.
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Word DNA
GLYPHS inherits its ancestry from its root, GLYPH.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- English
2 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, GLYPH · 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.
GLYPHS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 64 boards so far. 323 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
GLYPHS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read GHLPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found GLYPHS?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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