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XYST
Definition of XYST
noun
A xystus.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
XYST carries 2 further meanings.
noun
In ancient architecture, a covered portico or open court, of great length in proportion to its width, in which athletes performed their exercises; or, in Roman villas, sometimes, a garden walk planted with trees. Also xystos, xystus.
noun
A long and open portico, for athletic exercises, as wrestling, running, etc., for use in winter or in stormy weather.
Where it comes from
From shortening of Latin xystus.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,487)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, XYST · 1 relative in the game
XYST in a sentence
“If you've never heard of an ancient portico whose name is pronounced ZIST, the spelling xyst may well elude you.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
XYST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 204 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
XYST starts with X and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read STXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start XYST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found XYST?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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