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PLATYSMA
Definition of PLATYSMA
noun
A superficial muscle of the human neck that overlaps the sternocleidomastoid.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin platysma, from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τῠσμᾰ (plắtŭsmă, “flat object”), from πλᾰτῠ́νω (plătŭ́nō, “widen”) + -μᾰ (-mă, “nominal suffix”).
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
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,825)
branch · 12.7% 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.
PLATYSMA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PLATYSMA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AALMPSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found PLATYSMA?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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