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POLYCHETE
Definition of POLYCHETE
noun
Any of many annelid worms, of the class Polychaeta, such as the lugworm; they have a segmented body with pairs of bristles on each segment.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + χαίτη (khaítē, “chaeta”), equivalent to poly- + chaeta.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,724)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, POLYCHETE · 1 relative 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.
POLYCHETE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 93, 21 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 128, 25 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 93, 21 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
POLYCHETE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEHLOPTY - 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.
Could you have found POLYCHETE?
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 93 - and most players walked straight past it.
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