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SYNAPTIC
Definition of SYNAPTIC
adjective
Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.
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Where it comes from
From New Latin synapticus, from Ancient Greek συναπτικός (sunaptikós, “capable of adjusting”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SYNAPTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 51 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SYNAPTIC starts with S and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACINPSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SYNAPT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found SYNAPTIC?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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