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STRYCHNISMS
Definition of STRYCHNISMS
Wiktionary has no entry for STRYCHNISMS itself. This is its base word, STRYCHNISM.
noun
Alternative form of strychninism.
STRYCHNINISM
noun
Strychnine poisoning.
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Word DNA
STRYCHNISMS inherits its ancestry from its root, STRYCHNINE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,043)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, STRYCHNINE · 4 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.
STRYCHNISMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 162, 29 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STRYCHNISMS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CHIMNRSSSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start STRYCHN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STRYCHNISMS?
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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