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ORCHIS
Definition of ORCHIS
noun
An orchid; now specifically, a plant of the genus Orchis.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”).
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 (3,789)
branch · 12.6% 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.
ORCHIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 96, 24 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 96, 24 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ORCHIS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CHIORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ORCHIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ORCHIS?
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 96 - and most players walked straight past it.
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