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RHOTACISM
Definition of RHOTACISM
noun
An exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin rhōtacismus, from Ancient Greek *ῥωτακισμός (*rhōtakismós), from ῥωτακίζω (rhōtakízō, “to incorrectly use rho”), from ῥῶ (rhô, “rho (the Greek equivalent of r)”) in analogy with ἰωτακίζω (iōtakízō, “to incorrectly use iota”); itself from ἰῶτα (iôta) in analogy with ἀττικίζω (attikízō, “talk like an Athenian”). By surface analysis, rho + -tacism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,145)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RHOTACISM · 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.
RHOTACISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RHOTACISM starts with R and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ACHIMORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start RHOTAC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found RHOTACISM?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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