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XIPHOID
Definition of XIPHOID
adjective
Shaped like a sword, ensiform.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ξιφοειδής (xiphoeidḗs, “sword-shaped”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
XIPHOID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 50 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
XIPHOID starts with X and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DHIIOPX - 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.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found XIPHOID?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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