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SPORED
Definition of SPORED
verb
simple past and past participle of spore
noun
A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
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Word DNA
SPORED inherits its ancestry from its root, SPORE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,569)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SPORE · 7 relatives 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.
SPORED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 45, 4 July 2026.
Built from these letters
SPORED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found SPORED?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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