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PYROTECHNIC
Definition of PYROTECHNIC
adjective
Of or relating to fireworks.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin pyrotechnica, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “skillful, workmanlike”). Analyzable as pyro- + technic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,605)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PYROTECHNIC · 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.
PYROTECHNIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PYROTECHNIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CCEHINOPRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Words that start PYROTEC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PYROTECHNIC?
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