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PERIHELION
Definition of PERIHELION
noun
The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.
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Where it comes from
From perihelium (“perihelion”) (obsolete) + -ion (suffix used for other names of apsides). Perihelium is borrowed from Late Latin perihelium, from Ancient Greek περι- (peri-, “around; surrounding”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“before, in front; first”)) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”)), which was modelled after perigeum (“point in an orbit about the Earth that is closest to the Earth, perigee”).
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.
PERIHELION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 81 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PERIHELION starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EEHIILNOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start PERIHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found PERIHELION?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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