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MYTHICAL
Definition of MYTHICAL
adjective
Existing in myth.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin mȳthicus + -al; by surface analysis, myth + -ical.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,330)
branch · 30.6% 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.
MYTHICAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 51 boards so far. 150 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
MYTHICAL starts with M and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACHILMTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MYTHIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found MYTHICAL?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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