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HELIOTROPISM
Definition of HELIOTROPISM
noun
The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light; either positively (towards the light) or negatively (away from the light).
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Where it comes from
From helio- + -tropism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
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.
HELIOTROPISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 123, 20 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 68, 27 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HELIOTROPISM starts with H and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EHIILMOOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Words that start HELIOTRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HELIOTROPISM?
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 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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