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HAPTERON
Definition of HAPTERON
noun
A branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō, “fasten”).
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.
HAPTERON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 81, 9 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 42 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 81, 9 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HAPTERON starts with H and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEHNOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found HAPTERON?
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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