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LEKYTHOS
Definition of LEKYTHOS
noun
A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek λήκυθος (lḗkuthos).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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 (10,240)
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.
LEKYTHOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
LEKYTHOS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHKLOSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LEKYTH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found LEKYTHOS?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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