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SPIRIT
Definition of SPIRIT
noun
The soul of a person or other creature.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English spirit, from Old French espirit (“spirit”), from Latin spīritus (“breath; spirit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”). Compare inspire, respire, transpire, all ultimately from Latin spīrō (“to breathe, blow, respire”). In this sense, displaced native Middle English gast (from Old English gāst), whence modern English ghost. Doublet of spiritus, spirytus, sprite, spright, and esprit.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,223)
How it is built
Same root, SPIRIT · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SPIRIT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
SPIRIT starts with S and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read IIPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start SPIRIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found SPIRIT?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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