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PIXY
Definition of PIXY
noun
Alternative spelling of pixie.
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Word DNA
PIXY inherits its ancestry from its root, PIXIE.
Line of descent
- Swedish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
28th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (273)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PIXIE · 7 relatives 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.
PIXY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 49 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PIXY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read IPXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found PIXY?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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