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SYSTYLE
Definition of SYSTYLE
adjective
Having a space equal to two diameters or four modules between two columns; said of a portico or building.
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Where it comes from
From Latin systȳlos, from Ancient Greek σύστῡλος (sústūlos, “with columns standing close”) from σύν (sún, “with”) + στῦλος (stûlos, “column”): compare French systyle. By surface analysis, sy- + -style.
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
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,569)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SYSTYLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 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
SYSTYLE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ELSSTYY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and Y appear more than once.
Words that start SYSTYL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SYSTYLE?
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