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HERPETIC
Definition of HERPETIC
adjective
Of or pertaining to herpes, or to any herpesvirus or herpesvirus-caused disease.
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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.
HERPETIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HERPETIC starts with H and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEEHIPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HERPET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found HERPETIC?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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