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NEREID
Definition of NEREID
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Nereid.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
See Nereid.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, NEREID · 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.
NEREID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NEREID starts with N and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEINR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found NEREID?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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