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PROTYLE
Definition of PROTYLE
noun
A hypothetical base substance from which all chemical elements were believed to have been made; subatomic particles.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From proto- + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “timber, material”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PROTYLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 105, 2 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 105, 2 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PROTYLE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ELOPRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PROTYL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PROTYLE?
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 105 - and most players walked straight past it.
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