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INTERSTICE
Definition of INTERSTICE
noun
A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, such as between cords in a rope, components of a multiconductor electrical cable or atoms in a crystal.
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Where it comes from
From late Middle English interstice, from Old French interstice or directly from Latin interstitium (“a space between, gap, interval”), ultimately from intersistere (“to stand in between, to stop in the middle”), from inter- + sistere (“to stand, to stop”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,723)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, INTERSTICE · 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.
INTERSTICE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INTERSTICE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEIINRSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I, T and E appear more than once.
Words that start INTERS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INTERSTICE?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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