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PLEURON
Definition of PLEURON
noun
A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλευρόν (pleurón, “rib, side”).
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.
PLEURON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 82, 10 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 89, 17 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 82, 10 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PLEURON starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ELNOPRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PLEURO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PLEURON?
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 82 - and most players walked straight past it.
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