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ROPIEST
Definition of ROPIEST
adjective
superlative form of ropy: most ropy
adjective
Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
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Word DNA
ROPIEST inherits its ancestry from its root, ROPY.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (4,835)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ROPY · 4 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.
ROPIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ROPIEST starts with R and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EIOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found ROPIEST?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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