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SYLPHIDS
Definition of SYLPHIDS
noun
plural of sylphid
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Word DNA
SYLPHIDS inherits its ancestry from its root, SYLPHID.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,103)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SYLPHID · 2 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.
SYLPHIDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 71 days.
First found by a player on Day 76, 4 August 2026.
Built from these letters
SYLPHIDS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DHILPSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start SYLPHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SYLPHIDS?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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