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POLYSEME
Definition of POLYSEME
noun
A word or phrase that has multiple meanings.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From poly- + seme.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
POLYSEME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 28 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POLYSEME starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EELMOPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start POLYSE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found POLYSEME?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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