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PSYLLID
Definition of PSYLLID
noun
Any of the host-specific plant-feeding insects of the family Psyllidae, which feed on plant juices.
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Where it comes from
From translingual Psyllidae, from Ancient Greek ψύλλα (psúlla).
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
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,104)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PSYLLID · 1 relative 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.
PSYLLID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 76, 4 August 2026.
Built from these letters
PSYLLID starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DILLPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PSYLLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PSYLLID?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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