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JOINTWORMS
Definition of JOINTWORMS
noun
plural of jointworm
noun
The larva of a hymenopterous insect, Tetramesa tritici, found in gall-like swellings on wheatstalks, usually around the first joint.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
JOINTWORMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 69, 28 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 69, 28 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JOINTWORMS starts with J and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read IJMNOORSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start JOINTW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found JOINTWORMS?
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 69 - and most players walked straight past it.
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