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PYRRHIC
Definition of PYRRHIC
adjective
Of or characterized by pyrrhics (metrical feet with two short syllables).
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Where it comes from
From Latin pyrrhichius (“dibrach”), from πυρρίχη (purrhíkhē, “war dance”), from πυρρός (purrhós, “flame-colored, red”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,176)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PYRRHIC · 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.
PYRRHIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 68 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 140, 7 October 2026.
Built from these letters
PYRRHIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CHIPRRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PYRRHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PYRRHIC?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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