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ENCEPHALOGRAM
Definition of ENCEPHALOGRAM
noun
An image of the brain obtained by encephalography.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From encephalo- + -gram.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ENCEPHALOGRAM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 71, 30 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 71, 30 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ENCEPHALOGRAM starts with E and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AACEEGHLMNOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once.
Words that start ENCEPHALO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ENCEPHALOGRAM?
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 71 - and most players walked straight past it.
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