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SYLPHIC
Definition of SYLPHIC
adjective
Of or pertaining to a sylph
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Another sense
SYLPHIC carries a second meaning.
adjective
slender and graceful
Where it comes from
From sylph + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
SYLPHIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 64 boards so far. 170 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SYLPHIC starts with S and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CHILPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SYLPHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found SYLPHIC?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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