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PERITHECIA
Definition of PERITHECIA
noun
plural of perithecium
noun
An ascocarp shaped like a skittle or ball, distinguished by a small pore, the ostiole, through which the spores are released one by one when ripe.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PERITHECIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PERITHECIA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHIIPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start PERITH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PERITHECIA?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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