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PLASTIQUE
Definition of PLASTIQUE
noun
A form of physical exercise that involves rotation of the joints.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French plastique. Doublet of plastic.
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.
PLASTIQUE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PLASTIQUE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEILPQSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start PLASTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found PLASTIQUE?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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