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POLYGENE
Definition of POLYGENE
noun
A group of nonallelic genes that act together to produce phenotype variations
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From poly- + gene.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
POLYGENE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 85, 13 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POLYGENE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEGLNOPY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start POLYGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found POLYGENE?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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