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RHYTIDOMES
Definition of RHYTIDOMES
noun
plural of rhytidome
noun
The dead layers of plant bark (undergoing or having undergone secondary growth) external to that of the last formed periderm .
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Word DNA
RHYTIDOMES inherits its ancestry from its root, RHYTIDOME.
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 (10,104)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RHYTIDOME · 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.
RHYTIDOMES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RHYTIDOMES starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEHIMORSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found RHYTIDOMES?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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