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INTERSTICES
Definition of INTERSTICES
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
INTERSTICES inherits its ancestry from its root, INTERSTICE.
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.
INTERSTICES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 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
INTERSTICES starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEIINRSSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I, T, E and S appear more than once.
Words that start INTERST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INTERSTICES?
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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