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SPONGIFORM
Definition of SPONGIFORM
adjective
Like a sponge, porous, full of holes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”) + -iform
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,660)
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.
SPONGIFORM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 89 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. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPONGIFORM starts with S and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read FGIMNOOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start SPONGI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found SPONGIFORM?
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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