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HYLES
Definition of HYLES
Wiktionary has no entry for HYLES itself. This is its base word, HYLE.
noun
Synonym of matter, physical substance.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for HYLE.
From Medieval Latin hyle, from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, matter”), particularly in Aristotle as πρώτη ὕλη (prṓtē húlē, “protomatter, fundamental undifferentiated matter”).
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
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HYLE · 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.
HYLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYLES starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHLSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found HYLES?
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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