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SPASMODIC
Definition of SPASMODIC
adjective
Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin spasmōdicus, from Ancient Greek σπασμώδης (spasmṓdēs, “spasmodic”), from σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm”).
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 (10,375)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SPASMODIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 162, 29 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPASMODIC starts with S and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACDIMOPSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start SPASMO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SPASMODIC?
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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