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PEREION
Definition of PEREION
noun
The thorax of a crustacean, between the head (cephalon) and abdomen (pleon).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek περαιόω (peraióō, “to transport”), so called from the location of the legs on the thorax. Alternatively, from περί (perí, “around”) + ἰέναι (iénai, “to go”).
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.
PEREION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 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
PEREION starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EEINOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PEREIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found PEREION?
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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