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POLYGRAPHS
Definition of POLYGRAPHS
noun
plural of polygraph
noun
A device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity while a series of questions is being posed to a subject, in an attempt to detect deception.
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Word DNA
POLYGRAPHS inherits its ancestry from its root, POLYGRAPH.
How it is built
Same root, POLYGRAPH · 3 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.
POLYGRAPHS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 152, 19 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 152, 19 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POLYGRAPHS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AGHLOPPRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P appears more than once.
Words that start POLYGR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found POLYGRAPHS?
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 152 - and most players walked straight past it.
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