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COLLOID

/ˈkɒlɔɪd/7 letters

Definition of COLLOID

adjective

Glue-like; gelatinous.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From French colloïde, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) + -oid.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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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.

COLLOID in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

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Boards found on
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First board
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.

First ever to find it

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on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

COLLOID
7
Letters
3
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

COLLOID starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDILLOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and L appear more than once, including a double letter.

Words that start COLLOI

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

COLLOIDSCOLLOIDALCOLLOIDALLY

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