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MOLLUSC
Definition of MOLLUSC
noun
A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca (phylum name), from Latin molluscus (“thin-shelled”), from mollis (“soft”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Particularly: “The derivation from 'thin-shelled' is dubious; see Discussion.”
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MOLLUSC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MOLLUSC starts with M and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CLLMOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start MOLLUS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MOLLUSC?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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