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SPHERICAL
Definition of SPHERICAL
adjective
Shaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
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Where it comes from
English spheric [from Latin sphaericus, from Ancient Greek σφαιρικός (sphairikós)] + -al.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SPHERICAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 157 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
SPHERICAL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACEHILPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 SPHERI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found SPHERICAL?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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