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GYPSUM
Definition of GYPSUM
noun
A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos). Doublet of gesso.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,104)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GYPSUM · 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.
GYPSUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 65 boards so far. 639 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GYPSUM starts with G and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read GMPSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found GYPSUM?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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