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INTERPHASE
Definition of INTERPHASE
noun
The stage in the life cycle of a cell between two successive mitotic or meiotic divisions.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From inter- + phase.
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.
INTERPHASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 13, 2 June 2026.
Built from these letters
INTERPHASE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHINPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start INTERP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found INTERPHASE?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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