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TRAPEZIUS
Definition of TRAPEZIUS
noun
A large vertebrate skeletal muscle divided into an ascending, descending, and transverse portion, attaching the neck and central spine to the outer extremity of the scapula; it functions in scapular elevation, adduction, and depression.
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Where it comes from
Unknown but likely derived from Ancient Greek τράπεζα (trápeza).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,672)
branch · 12.6% 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.
TRAPEZIUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First found by a player on Day 11, 31 May 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
TRAPEZIUS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEIPRSTUZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. 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 11
Could you have found TRAPEZIUS?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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