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ALGAE
Definition of ALGAE
noun
plural of alga
noun
Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
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Word DNA
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.
ALGAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 42 boards so far. 188 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ALGAE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEGL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ALGAE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found ALGAE?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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