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POLYCHETES
Definition of POLYCHETES
noun
plural 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.
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Word DNA
POLYCHETES inherits its ancestry from its root, POLYCHETE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,104)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, POLYCHETE · 4 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.
POLYCHETES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POLYCHETES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEHLOPSTY - 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 44
Could you have found POLYCHETES?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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