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HELIOTYPE
Definition of HELIOTYPE
noun
A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy.
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Where it comes from
From helio- + -type.
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.
HELIOTYPE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 85, 13 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 49, 8 July 2026.
Built from these letters
HELIOTYPE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEHILOPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HELIOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found HELIOTYPE?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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