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STATICS
Definition of STATICS
noun
The branch of mechanics concerned with forces in static equilibrium
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Word DNA
STATICS inherits its ancestry from its root, STATIC.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,569)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, STATIC · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
STATICS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 69 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STATICS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACISSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and T appear more than once.
Words that start STATIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STATICS?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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