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SYNAPSED
Definition of SYNAPSED
verb
simple past and past participle 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.
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Word DNA
SYNAPSED inherits its ancestry from its root, SYNAPSE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,640)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SYNAPSE · 2 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.
SYNAPSED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 172, 8 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SYNAPSED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADENPSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SYNAPS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SYNAPSED?
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 172 - and most players walked straight past it.
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