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MORPHEW
Definition of MORPHEW
noun
A blemish or mark on the skin, especially a blister caused by scurvy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin morphea, perhaps from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). Doublet of morphea.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,706)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MORPHEW · 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.
MORPHEW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 39 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 56, 15 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MORPHEW starts with M and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read EHMOPRW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MORPHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found MORPHEW?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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