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SPHAERITE
Definition of SPHAERITE
noun
Alternative form of spherite.
SPHERITE
noun
Any of a group of spherical mineral concretions commonly found in many invertebrates.
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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.
SPHAERITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 87, 15 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 100, 28 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPHAERITE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHIPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SPHAER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SPHAERITE?
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 87 - and most players walked straight past it.
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