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CALORIES
Definition of CALORIES
noun
plural of calorie
noun
A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labeling.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CALORY · 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.
CALORIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CALORIES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEILORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CALORI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found CALORIES?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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