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PACHYTENES
Definition of PACHYTENES
noun
plural of pachytene
noun
The third stage of prophase 1 of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.
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Word DNA
PACHYTENES inherits its ancestry from its root, PACHYTENE.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,297)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PACHYTENE · 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.
PACHYTENES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 77, 5 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 77, 5 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PACHYTENES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHNPSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found PACHYTENES?
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 77 - and most players walked straight past it.
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