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PSEUDOPOD
Definition of PSEUDOPOD
noun
A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells, such as phagocytes, or of certain unicellular organisms, such as amoebas, that serves in locomotion.
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Where it comes from
From pseudo- + -pod.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PSEUDOPOD · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PSEUDOPOD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PSEUDOPOD starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DDEOOPPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P, D and O appear more than once.
Words that start PSEUDO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PSEUDOPOD?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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