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ARCHAEUS
Definition of ARCHAEUS
noun
Alternative form of archeus.
noun
The vital principle or force believed by the Paracelsians to be responsible for alchemical reactions within living bodies, and hence for the growth and continuation of life.
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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.
ARCHAEUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 92, 20 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 92, 20 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ARCHAEUS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACEHRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ARCHAE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ARCHAEUS?
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 92 - and most players walked straight past it.
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