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LEATHERBACKS
Definition of LEATHERBACKS
noun
plural of leatherback
noun
Any member of the species Dermochelys coriacea, of large sea turtles with leathery backs.
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Word DNA
LEATHERBACKS inherits its ancestry from its root, LEATHERBACK.
How it is built
Same root, LEATHERBACK · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LEATHERBACKS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 163, 30 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 163, 30 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LEATHERBACKS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AABCEEHKLRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once.
Could you have found LEATHERBACKS?
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 163 - and most players walked straight past it.
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