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SAPROLEGNIA
Definition of SAPROLEGNIA
noun
Any member of the genus Saprolegnia of cotton moulds.
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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.
SAPROLEGNIA in OUTLIER
It has fitted 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 60, 19 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 97 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 61, 20 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SAPROLEGNIA starts with S and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAEGILNOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found SAPROLEGNIA?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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