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PYRETHRUMS
Definition of PYRETHRUMS
noun
plural of pyrethrum
PYRETHRUM
noun
Any of several daisy-like perennial African plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum cinerariifolium.
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Word DNA
PYRETHRUMS inherits its ancestry from its root, PYRETHRUM.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,601)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PYRETHRUM · 5 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.
PYRETHRUMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 152, 19 October 2026.
Built from these letters
PYRETHRUMS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHMPRRSTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Words that start PYRETH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 152 - and most players walked straight past it.
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