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SPHAGNUM
Definition of SPHAGNUM
noun
Any of various widely distributed mosses, of genus Sphagnum, which slowly decompose to form peat.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from translingual Sphagnum, which is from Ancient Greek σφάγνος (sphágnos).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,601)
branch · 12.2% 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.
SPHAGNUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 135 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPHAGNUM starts with S and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AGHMNPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SPHAGN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SPHAGNUM?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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