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SAPELE
Definition of SAPELE
noun
Entandrophragma cylindricum, a large tree native to tropical Africa.
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Where it comes from
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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.
SAPELE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 71, 30 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 46 days.
First found by a player on Day 71, 30 July 2026.
Built from these letters
SAPELE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEELPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SAPELE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SAPELE?
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 71 - and most players walked straight past it.
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