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TAXIS
Definition of TAXIS
noun
The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement, order”).
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
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,145)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TAXI · 4 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.
TAXIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TAXIS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AISTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found TAXIS?
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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