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KITHARA
Definition of KITHARA
noun
Alternative form of cithara.
noun
An ancient Greek stringed instrument, which could be considered a forerunner of the guitar.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek κιθάρᾱ (kithárā). Doublet of cithara, etc.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KITHARA · 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.
KITHARA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
KITHARA starts with K and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAHIKRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found KITHARA?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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