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NEREIDS
Definition of NEREIDS
noun
plural of nereid
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Word DNA
NEREIDS inherits its ancestry from its root, NEREID.
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.
NEREIDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 62, 21 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NEREIDS starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEINRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found NEREIDS?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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