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PERIODONTIC
Definition of PERIODONTIC
adjective
Synonym of periodontal.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PERIODONTIC · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PERIODONTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PERIODONTIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CDEIINOOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Words that start PERIODO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PERIODONTIC?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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