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PYRAMID
Definition of PYRAMID
noun
An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French pyramide, from Old French piramide, from Latin pȳramis, pȳramidis, from Ancient Greek πῡραμίς (pūramís), possibly from πῡρός (pūrós, “wheat”) + ἀμάω (amáō, “reap”) or from Egyptian pr-m-ws (“height of a pyramid”), from pr (“(one that) comes forth”) + m (“from”) + ws (“height”). Schenkel and K. Lang proposed hypothetical Coptic *ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲙ (*piram) or *ⲫⲣⲁⲙ (*phram) derived from Egyptian mr via metathesis as a source of πῡραμίς (pūramís) while Schenkel also suggested it being the source of Arabic هَرَم (haram) although the latter is considered far-fetched by Takacs.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
11th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.4%
of traced words share this origin (1,114)
branch · 2.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PYRAMID · 7 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.
PYRAMID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 84 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PYRAMID starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADIMPRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PYRAMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found PYRAMID?
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