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MAXILLIPEDE
Definition of MAXILLIPEDE
noun
Alternative form of maxilliped.
noun
One of the appendages on the heads of centipedes and some crustaceans behind the maxillae, used for feeding. The maxillipeds, known as forcipules, give centipedes their scientific name, Chilopoda (lip-foot).
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Where it comes from
From maxilla + -i- + -pede.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, MAXILLA · 5 relatives 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.
MAXILLIPEDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 161, 28 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MAXILLIPEDE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEIILLMPX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I, L and E appear more than once, including a double letter. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start MAXILLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MAXILLIPEDE?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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