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BACTERIAS
Definition of BACTERIAS
noun
plural of bacteria
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Word DNA
BACTERIAS inherits its ancestry from its root, BACTERIA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,825)
branch · 12.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BACTERIA · 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.
BACTERIAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BACTERIAS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AABCEIRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start BACTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found BACTERIAS?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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