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SPHYGMIC
Definition of SPHYGMIC
adjective
Of or pertaining to the circulatory pulse.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
SPHYGMIC carries 4 further meanings.
adjective
Of or relating to the pulse.
Of or pertaining to the pulse.
In zoology, pulsating or pulsatile; beating with rhythmic contraction and dilatation, like a pulse; specifically, belonging to the Sphygmica.
adjective
Of or pertaining to the pulse.
Where it comes from
From Latin sphygmicus, from Ancient Greek σφυγμικός (sphugmikós), from σφυγμός (sphugmós, “pulse”), whence sphygm-.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,617)
branch · 12.6% 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.
SPHYGMIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 65 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
SPHYGMIC starts with S and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CGHIMPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SPHYGM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found SPHYGMIC?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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