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NEMATODES
Definition of NEMATODES
noun
plural of nematode
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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.
NEMATODES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 57 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
NEMATODES starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEMNOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start NEMATO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found NEMATODES?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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