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ACAROID
Definition of ACAROID
adjective
Shaped like or resembling a mite.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin acarus (“member of the former inclusive genus of mites”) + -oid (“likeness”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,726)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ACAROID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACAROID starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AACDIOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found ACAROID?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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