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KALYPTRAS
Definition of KALYPTRAS
noun
plural of kalyptra
CALYPTRA · via kalyptra
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
KALYPTRAS 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 (10,280)
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.
KALYPTRAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 70, 29 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 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
KALYPTRAS starts with K and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAKLPRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found KALYPTRAS?
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 70 - and most players walked straight past it.
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