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PTYALISM
Definition of PTYALISM
noun
sialorrhea
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek πτυαλισμός (ptualismós, “salivation”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,702)
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.
PTYALISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 5, 26 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 5, 26 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PTYALISM starts with P and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AILMPSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PTYALI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 5
Could you have found PTYALISM?
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 5 - and most players walked straight past it.
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