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MICROSLEEP
Definition of MICROSLEEP
noun
A brief period of sleep, usually of a few seconds, that may result from sleep deprivation or various medical conditions.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From micro- + sleep.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
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.
MICROSLEEP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 89, 17 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 89, 17 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MICROSLEEP starts with M and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read CEEILMOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
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 MICROS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MICROSLEEP?
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 89 - and most players walked straight past it.
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