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POLYGENOUS
Definition of POLYGENOUS
adjective
Consisting of, or containing, many kinds or genres
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From poly- + -genous.
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.
POLYGENOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
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
POLYGENOUS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EGLNOOPSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start POLYGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found POLYGENOUS?
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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