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SYCOMORE
Definition of SYCOMORE
noun
A type of fig, Ficus sycomorus, native to the Middle East; the sycamore tree of the Bible.
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Where it comes from
Obsolete spelling of sycamore that hearkens closer to the word's Greek roots. Some writers have used the more Hellenic sycomore when referring to the Biblical tree to distinguish it from other trees now called sycamore.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SYCOMORE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 93, 21 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
SYCOMORE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEMOORSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start SYCOMO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found SYCOMORE?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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