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COLEORHIZAE
Definition of COLEORHIZAE
noun
plural of coleorhiza
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COLEORHIZAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 52 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COLEORHIZAE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHILOORZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and E appear more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start COLEORH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found COLEORHIZAE?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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