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PYKNOSES
Definition of PYKNOSES
noun
plural of pyknosis
noun
Shrinkage and condensing, such as that of a dying cell or the appearance of a cell's nucleus.
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Word DNA
PYKNOSES inherits its ancestry from its root, PYKNOSIS.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,555)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PYKNOSIS · 2 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.
PYKNOSES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 172, 8 November 2026.
Built from these letters
PYKNOSES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EKNOPSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start PYKNOS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PYKNOSES?
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 172 - and most players walked straight past it.
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