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HERMETIC
Definition of HERMETIC
adjective
Pertaining to the ancient Greek Olympian god Hermes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin hermeticus, irregular derivation of Hermes Trismegistus, the god and mythological alchemist, said to possess a magic ability to seal treasure chests so that nothing could access their contents.
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 (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HERMETIC · 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.
HERMETIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 56 boards so far. 129 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HERMETIC starts with H and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEEHIMRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HERMET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found HERMETIC?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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