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SPHERULITE
Definition of SPHERULITE
noun
a minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as obsidian and pearlstone.
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Where it comes from
From spherule + -ite.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SPHERULITE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SPHERULITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 94, 22 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 128, 25 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 94, 22 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPHERULITE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEHILPRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SPHERU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SPHERULITE?
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 94 - and most players walked straight past it.
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