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TEPHRA
Definition of TEPHRA
noun
The solid material thrown into the air by a volcanic eruption that settles on the surrounding areas.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the Ancient Greek τέφρα (téphra, “ash”).
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 (9,700)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TEPHRA · 3 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.
TEPHRA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TEPHRA starts with T and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEHPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found TEPHRA?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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