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ARCHIPELAGOS
Definition of ARCHIPELAGOS
noun
plural of archipelago
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Word DNA
ARCHIPELAGOS inherits its ancestry from its root, ARCHIPELAGO.
Line of descent
- Italian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
10th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2%
of traced words share this origin (601)
branch · 15.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ARCHIPELAGO · 2 relatives 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.
ARCHIPELAGOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ARCHIPELAGOS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACEGHILOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ARCHIPEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found ARCHIPELAGOS?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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