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PURULENCES
Definition of PURULENCES
noun
plural of purulence
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PURULENCE · 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.
PURULENCES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 63, 22 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 63, 22 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PURULENCES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEELNPRSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U and E appear more than once.
Words that start PURULE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PURULENCES?
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 63 - and most players walked straight past it.
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