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PENTAGRAM
Definition of PENTAGRAM
noun
The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek πεντάγραμμον (pentágrammon), noun form of the adjectives πεντάγραμμος (pentágrammos) and πεντέγραμμος (pentégrammos, “five-lined, having five lines”). Equivalent to penta- + -gram.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PENTAGRAM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PENTAGRAM starts with P and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AAEGMNPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start PENTAG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found PENTAGRAM?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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