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ICOSAHEDRAL
Definition of ICOSAHEDRAL
adjective
Of, relating to, or having the shape of an icosahedron.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From icosa- + -hedral.
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.
ICOSAHEDRAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 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 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ICOSAHEDRAL starts with I and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AACDEHILORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ICOSAHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found ICOSAHEDRAL?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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