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RAFFLESIA
Definition of RAFFLESIA
noun
Any of several large parasitic plants, of the genus Rafflesia, from South East Asia, that have no roots, stems or leaves; Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest known flower with a diameter of over a yard.
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Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Rafflesia.
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.
RAFFLESIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RAFFLESIA starts with R and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAEFFILRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and F appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start RAFFLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found RAFFLESIA?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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