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SERAPHIM
Definition of SERAPHIM
noun
plural of seraph
noun
A burning serpent, often winged, with human hands and sometimes feet; one of God's entourage. On Earth, they strike with burning poison; in Heaven, with burning coal.
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Where it comes from
From Latin seraphim, from Koine Greek σεραφείμ (serapheím), from Biblical Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (śərāp̄îm), plural of שָׂרָף (śārāp̄) (often translated as "fiery ones" although meaning is uncertain); perhaps related to the root שרף (“to burn”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
18th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (158)
branch · 1.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SERAPHIM · 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.
SERAPHIM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 69 boards so far. 254 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SERAPHIM starts with S and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AEHIMPRS - 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.
Words that start SERAPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SERAPHIM?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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