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DROSOPHILAE
Definition of DROSOPHILAE
noun
plural of drosophila
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DROSOPHILAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 96, 24 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DROSOPHILAE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEHILOOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start DROSOPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DROSOPHILAE?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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