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NEOTERICAL
Definition of NEOTERICAL
adjective
Alternative form of neoteric.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, NEOTERICAL · 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.
NEOTERICAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 63, 22 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 63, 22 July 2026.
Built from these letters
NEOTERICAL starts with N and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACEEILNORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start NEOTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NEOTERICAL?
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 63 - and most players walked straight past it.
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