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RHYTONS
Definition of RHYTONS
noun
plural of rhyton
noun
A container from which fluids are intended to be drunk, having one handle and usually a base in the form of a head.
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Word DNA
RHYTONS inherits its ancestry from its root, RHYTON.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,789)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RHYTON · 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.
RHYTONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 44 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RHYTONS starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read HNORSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found RHYTONS?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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