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PUPARIUM

/pjuːˈpɛəɹi.əm/8 letters

Definition of PUPARIUM

noun

An enclosing case of a pupa that is formed from the exoskeleton of an insect's final stage before pupation.

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Where it comes from

A New Latin coinage from pūpa (“pupa”, originally “little girl; doll”) + -ārium (“place”), equivalent to English pupa + -arium. (Can this etymology be sourced?)

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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.

PUPARIUM in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

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Boards found on
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First board
3
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.

First found by a player on Day 117, 14 September 2026.

Built from these letters

PUPARIUM
8
Letters
4
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

PUPARIUM starts with P and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AIMPPRUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P and U appear more than once.

Words that start PUPARI

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

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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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.

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