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ARACHNOID
Definition of ARACHNOID
adjective
Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers.
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Where it comes from
Mid 18th century borrowing from New Latin arachnoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδής (ărăkhnoeidḗs, “like a cobweb”), from ᾰ̓ρᾰ́χνη (ărắkhnē, “spider web”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”). By surface analysis, arachn- + -oid.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ARACHNOID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ARACHNOID starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AACDHINOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ARACHN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
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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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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