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HELIOTYPES
Definition of HELIOTYPES
noun
plural of heliotype
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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.
HELIOTYPES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 37, 26 June 2026.
Built from these letters
HELIOTYPES starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEHILOPSTY - 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 37
Could you have found HELIOTYPES?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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