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OPHICLEIDE
Definition of OPHICLEIDE
noun
A keyed brass baritone bugle, now replaced by the tuba in orchestral music
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ophi- (variant of ophio-) + Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís).
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 (10,280)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OPHICLEIDE · 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.
OPHICLEIDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 62, 21 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OPHICLEIDE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEHIILOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Could you have found OPHICLEIDE?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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