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PALEAE
Definition of PALEAE
noun
plural of palea
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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.
PALEAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PALEAE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEELP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found PALEAE?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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