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HEMIPTEROUS
Definition of HEMIPTEROUS
adjective
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran
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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.
HEMIPTEROUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 37, 26 June 2026.
Built from these letters
HEMIPTEROUS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEHIMOPRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HEMIPTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found HEMIPTEROUS?
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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