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SYCEE
Definition of SYCEE
noun
Any of various gold or silver ingots used as currency in imperial China.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Cantonese 細絲 / 细丝 (sai si, “fine silk”), variously explained as owing to the bullion's ability to be worked into fine strands or from the resemblance of its luster.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Cantonese
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
50th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0%
of traced words share this origin (38)
branch · 0.3% 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.
SYCEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
SYCEE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEESY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SYCEE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found SYCEE?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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