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KYPHOTIC
Definition of KYPHOTIC
adjective
Relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
KYPHOTIC carries 2 further meanings.
Relating to or affected with kyphosis.
adjective
characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
Where it comes from
Ancient Greek κύφος (kúphos, “humpback, bent”) + -otic.
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 (3,672)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KYPHOTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 84 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KYPHOTIC starts with K and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CHIKOPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found KYPHOTIC?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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