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HYSSOP
Definition of HYSSOP
noun
Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Via Latin hȳsōpum, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος (hússōpos), of Semitic origin.
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 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,770)
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.
HYSSOP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYSSOP starts with H and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read HOPSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start HYSSOP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HYSSOP?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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