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KALYPTRA
Definition of KALYPTRA
noun
Alternative form of calyptra.
noun
In bryophytes, a thin hood of tissue that forms from the archegonium and covers the developing sporophyte and is shed as it ripens.
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Word DNA
KALYPTRA inherits its ancestry from its root, CALYPTRA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,145)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CALYPTRA · 4 relatives 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.
KALYPTRA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 70, 29 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KALYPTRA starts with K and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAKLPRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found KALYPTRA?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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