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POLYCHAETE
Definition of POLYCHAETE
noun
Alternative spelling of polychete.
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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.
POLYCHAETE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
POLYCHAETE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHLOPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start POLYCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found POLYCHAETE?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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