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PSYCHE
Definition of PSYCHE
noun
The human soul, mind, or spirit.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin psychē, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).
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
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,789)
branch · 12.6% 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.
PSYCHE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 51 boards so far. 280 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PSYCHE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEHPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PSYCHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found PSYCHE?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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