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PETRIFIC
Definition of PETRIFIC
adjective
Petrifying, turning into stone; petrifactive.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From post-classical Latin petrificus (13th c.), from petra (“rock, stone”).
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
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% 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.
PETRIFIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PETRIFIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEFIIPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start PETRIF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found PETRIFIC?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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