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SYPHILIS
Definition of SYPHILIS
noun
A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
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Where it comes from
From New Latin syphilis, originally the title of a poem, circa 1530, by Girolamo Fracastoro concerning “Syphilus”, a shepherd boy who insulted the Greek god Apollo and was punished by that god with a horrible disease. Syphilis in the Old World began circa 1495. More in Wikipedia at History of syphilis.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SYPHILIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SYPHILIS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read HIILPSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and I appear more than once.
Words that start SYPHIL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SYPHILIS?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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