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OPHICLEIDES
Definition of OPHICLEIDES
noun
plural of ophicleide
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Word DNA
OPHICLEIDES inherits its ancestry from its root, OPHICLEIDE.
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 (10,240)
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.
OPHICLEIDES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OPHICLEIDES starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDEEHIILOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found OPHICLEIDES?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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