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SYMPLOCES
Definition of SYMPLOCES
noun
plural of symploce
noun
The repetition of one word or phrase at the beginning and another word or phrase at the end of successive phrases or clauses.
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Word DNA
SYMPLOCES inherits its ancestry from its root, SYMPLOCE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,543)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SYMPLOCE · 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.
SYMPLOCES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 162, 29 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SYMPLOCES starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CELMOPSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Could you have found SYMPLOCES?
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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