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COMPLEXES
Definition of COMPLEXES
noun
plural of complex
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Word DNA
COMPLEXES inherits its ancestry from its root, COMPLEX.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,595)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, COMPLEX · 4 relatives 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.
COMPLEXES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 91, 19 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 91, 19 August 2026.
Built from these letters
COMPLEXES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEELMOPSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start COMPLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found COMPLEXES?
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 91 - and most players walked straight past it.
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