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HYPOTENUSE
Definition of HYPOTENUSE
noun
The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
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Where it comes from
From Latin hypotenusa, from Ancient Greek ὑποτείνουσα πλευρά (hupoteínousa pleurá, “side subtending [the right angle]”), from ὑποτείνουσα (hupoteínousa, “stretching, extending, subtending”), active participle of ὑποτείνω (hupoteínō, “subtend, stretch under”).
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
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HYPOTENUSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 60 boards so far. 161 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
HYPOTENUSE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEHNOPSTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HYPOTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found HYPOTENUSE?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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