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ANKYLOSAUR
Definition of ANKYLOSAUR
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus, Ankylosaurus magniventris, a herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period notable for its heavy armor and clublike tail.
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Other senses
ANKYLOSAUR carries 2 further meanings.
noun
an ankylosaurus
noun
having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard's
Where it comes from
Clipping of ankylosaurus, q.v.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
ANKYLOSAUR in a sentence
“In 2002, a newly discovered ankylosaur was named for him: Crichtonsaurus bohlini.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANKYLOSAUR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 117 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANKYLOSAUR starts with A and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AAKLNORSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ANKYLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found ANKYLOSAUR?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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