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XIPHISTERNUM
Definition of XIPHISTERNUM
noun
Synonym of xiphoid process.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos, “sword”) + English -i- (in place of the etymologically consistent -o-) + English sternum
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 (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, XIPHISTERNUM · 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.
XIPHISTERNUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 85, 13 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 123, 20 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 85, 13 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
XIPHISTERNUM starts with X and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EHIIMNPRSTUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start XIPHISTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found XIPHISTERNUM?
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 85 - and most players walked straight past it.
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