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LECYTHUS
Definition of LECYTHUS
noun
Alternative form of lekythos.
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Word DNA
LECYTHUS inherits its ancestry from its root, LEKYTHOS.
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 (10,104)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LEKYTHOS · 6 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.
LECYTHUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 28 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 104, 1 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LECYTHUS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEHLSTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found LECYTHUS?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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