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CETOLOGIES
Definition of CETOLOGIES
noun
plural of cetology
noun
The branch of zoology concerned with the infraorder Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
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Word DNA
CETOLOGIES inherits its ancestry from its root, CETOLOGY.
How it is built
Same root, CETOLOGY · 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.
CETOLOGIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 128, 25 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CETOLOGIES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEGILOOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start CETOLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found CETOLOGIES?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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