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RAPHIDES
Definition of RAPHIDES
noun
plural of raphide
noun
A crystal of calcium oxalate, shaped like a needle, which forms as a metabolic byproduct in some plant cells.
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Word DNA
RAPHIDES inherits its ancestry from its root, RAPHIDE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,280)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RAPHIDE · 2 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.
RAPHIDES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RAPHIDES starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEHIPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found RAPHIDES?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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