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SUPERNOVAE
Definition of SUPERNOVAE
noun
plural of supernova
noun
A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
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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.
SUPERNOVAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 44 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SUPERNOVAE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEENOPRSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SUPERN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found SUPERNOVAE?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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