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DRYOPITHECINES
Definition of DRYOPITHECINES
noun
plural of dryopithecine
adjective
Of, or relating to, the primate subfamily †Dryopithecinae, considered to be relatives of both humans and apes.
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Word DNA
DRYOPITHECINES inherits its ancestry from its root, DRYOPITHECINE.
How it is built
Same root, DRYOPITHECINE · 1 relative 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.
DRYOPITHECINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 84, 12 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 84, 12 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DRYOPITHECINES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDEEHIINOPRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Could you have found DRYOPITHECINES?
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 84 - and most players walked straight past it.
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