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HELIXES
Definition of HELIXES
noun
plural of helix
noun
A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.
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Another sense
HELIXES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of helix.
Word DNA
HELIXES inherits its ancestry from its root, HELIX.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- 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, HELIX · 1 relative in the game
HELIXES in a sentence
“Spiral staircases each side of the stage suggest single helixes waiting for an obliging scientist to hook them up.”
Niobe, Regina di Tebe; Faust; The Makropulos Case; Fidelio, 2010
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HELIXES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 131 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 67, 26 July 2026.
Built from these letters
HELIXES starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEHILSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found HELIXES?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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