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HYLIC
Definition of HYLIC
adjective
Synonym of physical, material, or base.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin hylicus, from Ancient Greek ὑλικός (hulikós, “wooden, material”), from ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “wood, matter”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic, forming adjectives”). As a noun, a clipped calque of homo hylicus (“hylic man”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HYLIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYLIC starts with H and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CHILY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HYLIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found HYLIC?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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