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ELLIPSES
Definition of ELLIPSES
noun
plural of ellipse
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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.
ELLIPSES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ELLIPSES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEILLPSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E, L and S appear more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ELLIPS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ELLIPSES?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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