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MYTHOS
Definition of MYTHOS
noun
Anything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale).
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Late Latin mȳthos (“myth”), from Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, “report, tale, story”). Doublet of myth. The plural form mythoi is from Ancient Greek μῦθοι (mûthoi), and the form mythoses from mythos + -es.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MYTHOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 62 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 16, 5 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MYTHOS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read HMOSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found MYTHOS?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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