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HETAERAS
Definition of HETAERAS
noun
plural of hetaera
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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.
HETAERAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 60, 19 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HETAERAS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEEHRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once.
Words that start HETAER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found HETAERAS?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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