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POSTCRANIAL
Definition of POSTCRANIAL
adjective
Relating to the postcranium: the portion of a vertebrate skeleton located caudal to the cranium (that is, in bipeds, inferior to it).
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Where it comes from
From post- + cranial.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
POSTCRANIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 93, 21 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
POSTCRANIAL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AACILNOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start POSTCRA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
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