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HYPOALLERGENIC
Definition of HYPOALLERGENIC
adjective
Containing fewer allergens; minimally allergenic.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Coined between 1950 and 1955 from hypo- + allergenic. Some say that it was coined by advertisers in 1953. Merriam-Webster puts the date at 1940.
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.
HYPOALLERGENIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYPOALLERGENIC starts with H and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACEEGHILLNOPRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
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