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ACHENE
Definition of ACHENE
noun
A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.
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Where it comes from
From French achène and its source, New Latin achena, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “a-”) + χαίνω (khaínō, “to gape”).
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.
ACHENE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 92, 20 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 92, 20 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACHENE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found ACHENE?
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 92 - and most players walked straight past it.
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