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POLYMERS
Definition of POLYMERS
noun
plural of polymer
noun
A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules.
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Word DNA
POLYMERS inherits its ancestry from its root, POLYMER.
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 (10,337)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, POLYMER · 15 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.
POLYMERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 88 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POLYMERS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ELMOPRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start POLYME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found POLYMERS?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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