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PSOAS
Definition of PSOAS
noun
Either of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas minor, involved in flexion of the trunk.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ψόᾱς (psóās, “of the muscle of the loins”), genitive singular of ψόα (psóa).
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
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,469)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PSOAS · 3 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.
PSOAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PSOAS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AOPSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found PSOAS?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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