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SYMPOSIA
Definition of SYMPOSIA
noun
plural of symposium
noun
A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.
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Word DNA
SYMPOSIA inherits its ancestry from its root, SYMPOSIUM.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,555)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SYMPOSIUM · 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.
SYMPOSIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SYMPOSIA starts with S and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AIMOPSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start SYMPOS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SYMPOSIA?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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