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PROXIMAL
Definition of PROXIMAL
adjective
Closer to the point of attachment or observation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin proximus, superlative form of prope (“near, nigh”).
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 (23,914)
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.
PROXIMAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 237 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PROXIMAL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AILMOPRX - 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.
Words that start PROXIM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found PROXIMAL?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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