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PLYOMETRICS
Definition of PLYOMETRICS
noun
A form of exercise that involves the rapid stretching and contracting of muscles to develop muscular power.
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Another sense
PLYOMETRICS carries a second meaning.
noun
A form of exercise that uses rapid movements to develop muscular power.
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) + -metric (“measure”). Additional details are available in Wikipedia at plyometrics § Etymology.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,465)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PLYOMETRIC · 1 relative in the game
PLYOMETRICS in a sentence
“We do plyometrics, which is catered toward badminton because those are the explosive movements.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PLYOMETRICS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 119 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PLYOMETRICS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEILMOPRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found PLYOMETRICS?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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