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SYLPH
Definition of SYLPH
noun
An invisible being of the air.
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Other senses
SYLPH carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A slim, graceful woman or girl.
noun
In the occult philosophy of Paracelsus, a being that has air as its element.
noun
An imaginary being inhabiting the air; an elemental spirit of the air, according to the system of Paracelsus, holding an intermediate place between material and immaterial beings.
noun
In ornithology, one of various humming-birds with long forficate tail: so called from their grace and beauty: as, the blue-tailed sylph, Cynanthus forficatus. See cut under sappho.
Where it comes from
First attested in 1657. From New Latin sylphes, coined by Paracelsus in the 16th century. The coinage may derive from Latin sylvestris (“of the woods”) and nympha (“nymph”). Ultimately from the root silva (“woods, forest”). Related to sylvan. More at Wikipedia.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SYLPH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 54 boards so far. 232 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 18, 7 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SYLPH starts with S and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read HLPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of SYLPH. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start SYLPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found SYLPH?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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