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PLIOSAUR
Definition of PLIOSAUR
noun
Any plesiosaur in the suborder †Pliosauroidea, known from the earliest Jurassic to early Late Cretaceous. Any plesiosaurs of the family †Pliosauridae.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PLIOSAUR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PLIOSAUR starts with P and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AILOPRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PLIOSA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found PLIOSAUR?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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