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ANTIHELIX
Definition of ANTIHELIX
noun
The curved prominence of cartilage of the external ear, within or in front of the helix.
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Where it comes from
From anti- + helix.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ANTIHELIX · 1 relative 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.
ANTIHELIX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANTIHELIX starts with A and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read AEHIILNTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ANTIHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found ANTIHELIX?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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