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CORTEXES
Definition of CORTEXES
noun
plural of cortex
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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.
CORTEXES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CORTEXES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEORSTX - 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.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found CORTEXES?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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