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ACIDOPHILS
Definition of ACIDOPHILS
noun
plural of acidophil
noun
An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
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Word DNA
ACIDOPHILS inherits its ancestry from its root, ACIDOPHIL.
How it is built
Same root, ACIDOPHIL · 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.
ACIDOPHILS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 128, 25 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACIDOPHILS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACDHIILOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start ACIDOP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found ACIDOPHILS?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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