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SYSTOLE
Definition of SYSTOLE
noun
The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which blood is driven through the arteries.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek συστολή (sustolḗ), from συστέλλω (sustéllō, “to contract”), from σύν (sún, “together”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “to send”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,104)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SYSTOLE · 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.
SYSTOLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 146, 13 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SYSTOLE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ELOSSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SYSTOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SYSTOLE?
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 146 - and most players walked straight past it.
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