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SYLPHS
Definition of SYLPHS
noun
plural of sylph
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Word DNA
SYLPHS inherits its ancestry from its root, SYLPH.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,711)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SYLPH · 1 relative 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.
SYLPHS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 35 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 73 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SYLPHS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read HLPSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Could you have found SYLPHS?
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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