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PYKNOMETERS
Definition of PYKNOMETERS
noun
plural of pyknometer
PYCNOMETER · via pyknometer
noun
A vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity or relative density of a liquid.
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Word DNA
PYKNOMETERS inherits its ancestry from its root, PYCNOMETER.
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, PYCNOMETER · 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.
PYKNOMETERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PYKNOMETERS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEKMNOPRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PYKNOME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found PYKNOMETERS?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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