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SPIROCHAETE
Definition of SPIROCHAETE
noun
Alternative spelling of spirochete.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SPIROCHAETE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 44, 3 July 2026.
Built from these letters
SPIROCHAETE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHIOPRST - 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 SPIROCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found SPIROCHAETE?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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