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PTYXES
Definition of PTYXES
noun
plural of ptyxis
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Word DNA
PTYXES inherits its ancestry from its root, PTYXIS.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,043)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PTYXIS · 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.
PTYXES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 45 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PTYXES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EPSTXY - 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.
Could you have found PTYXES?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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