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SYLPHIER
Definition of SYLPHIER
Wiktionary has no entry for SYLPHIER itself. This is its base word, SYLPHY.
adjective
sylphlike
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for SYLPHY.
From sylph + -y.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SYLPH · 7 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.
SYLPHIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SYLPHIER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EHILPRSY - 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 32
Could you have found SYLPHIER?
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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