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LYMPHAD
Definition of LYMPHAD
noun
A single-masted ship propelled by oars, usually indicating a Scottish title associated with islands.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic long-fhada (“galley”, literally “long ship”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Scottish Gaelic
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
40th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.1%
of traced words share this origin (117)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LYMPHAD · 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.
LYMPHAD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LYMPHAD starts with L and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADHLMPY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LYMPHA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found LYMPHAD?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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