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TRAPEZE
Definition of TRAPEZE
noun
A trapezium.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French trapèze, from Latin trapezium. Doublet of trapezium.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TRAPEZE · 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.
TRAPEZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 62 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
TRAPEZE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEPRTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start TRAPEZ
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found TRAPEZE?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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