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PYXIDIUM
Definition of PYXIDIUM
noun
A seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πυξίδιον (puxídion), diminutive of πῠξῐ́ς (pŭxĭ́s, “box”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PYXIDIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 87, 15 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 87, 15 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PYXIDIUM starts with P and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read DIIMPUXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found PYXIDIUM?
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 87 - and most players walked straight past it.
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