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CELLOPHANE
Definition of CELLOPHANE
noun
Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Genericized trademark. Blend of cellulose + diaphane.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CELLOPHANE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CELLOPHANE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHLLNOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CELLOP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CELLOPHANE?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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