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ANTIHELICES
Definition of ANTIHELICES
noun
plural of antihelix
noun
The curved prominence of cartilage of the external ear, within or in front of the helix.
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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.
ANTIHELICES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 96, 24 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 96, 24 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANTIHELICES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHIILNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear 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 ANTIHEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ANTIHELICES?
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 96 - and most players walked straight past it.
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