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POLITICOS
Definition of POLITICOS
noun
plural of politico
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Word DNA
POLITICOS inherits its ancestry from its root, POLITICO.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
12th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.2%
of traced words share this origin (926)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, POLITICO · 2 relatives 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.
POLITICOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POLITICOS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CIILOOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once.
Words that start POLITI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found POLITICOS?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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