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ZITHER
Definition of ZITHER
noun
A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Zither, from Old High German zithara, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára, “a kind of harp”). Doublet of cithara, cither, and guitar.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- German
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ZITHER · 2 relatives 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.
ZITHER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 110 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First found by a player on Day 11, 31 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ZITHER starts with Z and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EHIRTZ - 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 ZITHER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found ZITHER?
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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