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SYNAPSE
Definition of SYNAPSE
noun
The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”). Introduced by neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,617)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SYNAPSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 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
SYNAPSE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AENPSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start SYNAPS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SYNAPSE?
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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