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PITHOS
Definition of PITHOS
noun
A large ceramic jar used by certain ancient civilizations that bordered the Mediterranean.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πίθος (píthos).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,672)
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.
PITHOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
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
PITHOS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read HIOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found PITHOS?
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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