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PERIGYNOUS
Definition of PERIGYNOUS
adjective
Having the stamens, petals or sepals situated around the ovary (especially, on the rim of the receptacle of a superior ovary).
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Where it comes from
From peri- + Ancient Greek γῠνή (gŭnḗ, “woman”) + -ous. From peri- + gyn- + -ous.
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.
PERIGYNOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 61, 20 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 61, 20 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PERIGYNOUS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EGINOPRSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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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 61 - and most players walked straight past it.
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