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GOMPHOSES
Definition of GOMPHOSES
noun
plural of gomphosis
noun
A type of fibrous, immovable joint such as the one between the teeth and the alveolar bone.
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Word DNA
GOMPHOSES inherits its ancestry from its root, GOMPHOSIS.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,469)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GOMPHOSIS · 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.
GOMPHOSES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 162, 29 October 2026.
Built from these letters
GOMPHOSES starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EGHMOOPSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and S appear more than once.
Could you have found GOMPHOSES?
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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