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TROPHIC
Definition of TROPHIC
adjective
Of or pertaining to nutrition.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “pertaining to food or nourishment”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “food”).
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 (9,601)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TROPHIC · 1 relative 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.
TROPHIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 68 boards so far. 158 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TROPHIC starts with T and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CHIOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start TROPHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found TROPHIC?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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