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PROBOSCIDIAN
Definition of PROBOSCIDIAN
adjective
Alternative spelling of proboscidean.
noun
Any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order Proboscidea, that have a trunk; an elephant.
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Where it comes from
Proboscidea + -ian
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.
PROBOSCIDIAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 88, 16 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 88, 16 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PROBOSCIDIAN starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABCDIINOOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once.
Words that start PROBOSCI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PROBOSCIDIAN?
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 88 - and most players walked straight past it.
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