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PREHISTORIC

/ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/11 letters

Definition of PREHISTORIC

adjective

Of or relating to the epoch before written record.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From pre- (“before”) + historic, q.v., similar to slightly earlier ante-historic.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

adjective4 syllablescompoundpre-

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
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Revealed only in play
Tier
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Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

PREHISTORIC in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 168
Its one board, across 168 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
155
First board
13
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.

First found by a player on Day 155, 22 October 2026.

Built from these letters

PREHISTORIC
11
Letters
4
Vowels
7
Consonants
9
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

PREHISTORIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEHIIOPRRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and I appear more than once.

Words that start PREHIST

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found PREHISTORIC?

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 155 - and most players walked straight past it.

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