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SYNAPSID
Definition of SYNAPSID
adjective
Pertaining to the class Synapsida of animals which have an opening low in the skull roof behind each eye, leaving a bony arch beneath each.
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Where it comes from
From translingual Synapsida, from syn- + Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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, SYNAPSID · 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.
SYNAPSID 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 4 days.
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
SYNAPSID starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADINPSSY - 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 SYNAPSID?
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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