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TAXA
Definition of TAXA
noun
plural of taxon
noun
A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms treated as a unit by taxonomists.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The plural form of taxon, formed according to the Ancient Greek -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern.
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
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,501)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TAXA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 145 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TAXA starts with T and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AATX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start TAXA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found TAXA?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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